Daily Almanac for
Dec 11, 2009
Search White Pages
Search: Infoplease Info search tips
Search: Biographies Bio search tips
Encyclopedia

Kumanovo

Kumanovo (kOO'mänôvô) [key], town (1994 pop. 94,589), in Macedonia. Located in the center of a tobacco-growing region, its major industries are tobacco processing and canning. The Serbs won a decisive victory over the Turks at Kumanovo in 1912.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark

More on Kumanovo from Infoplease:

  • Encyclopedia: Former Yugoslavian Political Geography - Encyclopeadia articles concerning Former Yugoslavian Political Geography.
  • Macedonia - Information on Macedonia — geography, history, politics, government, economy, population statistics, culture, religion, languages, largest cities, as well as a map and the national flag.

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Former Yugoslavian Political Geography


Premium Partner Content
HighBeam Research

Related content from HighBeam Research on: Kumanovo

Going From Bad to Worse.(conflict with Albanians in Macedonia, National Liberation Army)(Brief Article) (Newsweek International)

On a knife-edge; Macedonia's ethnic fighting; Macedonia on the edge of ethnic war.(Europe)(Brief Article) (The Economist (US))

Guerra abierta: en Macedonia.(TT: All out war: Macedonia.) (Epoca)

Next domino: Macedonia. (ethnic tensions and violence grow)(Brief Article) (The Economist (US))

Fag-ends or freedom fighters? Kosovo and Macedonia.(Worries on both sides of the border between Kosovo and Macedonia) (The Economist (US))

Not all votes are equal: different responses from the west to elections in Ukraine, Macedonia and Kosovo suggest support only when people do as they're told.(Http://trawlings: the best of the web) (Arena Magazine)

Some preliminary lessons (RUSI Journal)

Building Prosperity Through South East European Cooperation Process.(Transcript) (Presidents & Prime Ministers)

La recta final de Macedonia: España finaliza su trabajo en la misión "Cosecha Esencial" de la OTAN con la recogida de las últimas armas de la guerrilla albanesa. Esta semana, Macedonia deberá esforzarse en normalizar su país, ahora que los ojos del mundo buscan a Ben Laden.(TT: The final stages in Macedonia: Spain is ending its work in NATO's operation Essential Harvest directed to disarm the Albanian guerrillas. This week, Macedonia must bring normality to the country, now that the world is in the look out for Bin Laden.) (Epoca)

Al-Qaeda's links in the Balkans; Macedonian officials contend the Bush administration largely is ignoring intelligence information that has connected al-Qaeda elements to Albanian separatists. (World: war on terror). (Insight on the News)

Additional search results provided by HighBeam Research, LLC. © Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.