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The Vast and Wide River

Vardar is Macedonia and Macedonia is Vardar. This river is so important for the country that it is no wonder that the popular name of this part of the larger region of Macedonia, distinguishing it from Pirin Macedonia (named after the magnificent mountain), and from Aegean Macedonia (named after the beautiful sea), is Vardar Macedonia, after the River Vardar. Vardar Macedonia covers two thirds of the territory of the Republic of Macedonia. The Vardar originates in the north-eastern part of the country in the foothills of the border Shara Mountains at the altitude of 683 meters. It flows into the Aegean Sea west of Thessaloniki forming a gorgeous delta just 44 meters above the sea level. Vardar has 37 major tributaries out of which 15 are on the right and 22 on the left side. The most important ones are: Pena, Treska, Lepenec, Pcinja, Bregalnica, Markova Reka, Topolka, Babuna and Crna Reka. It drains the area of around 25,000 km2 . The maximum depth of the river is 4 metres. Read more …