Bitolj

, Bitola

a city in SW Macedonia: under Turkish rule from 1382 until 1913 when it was taken by the Serbs. Pop.: 77 000 (2005 est.)

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Bitola

(Macedonian; Serbo-Croatian, Bitolj; among the Turks, Monastir), a city in Yugoslavia in southwestern Macedonia, in the Bitolj-Prilep mountain valley. Population, 55,000 (1965). It is a transportation junction. Its major industries are metal works; textiles, mostly cotton and silk; leather, food, and tobacco enterprises; and rug weaving.

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This event was organized by BIT hub Bitola and the Faculty for Information and Communication Technologies (FIKT) in Bitola in cooperation with the Program for increasing the market employability of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, implemented by Swisscontact, PREDA Plus and IT company InterWorks.

Macedonia is ready for it and business services "outsourcing"

This year, diplomats had the opportunity to learn more about the history, economy and culture of Bitola. The natural attractions and characteristics of Pelister National Park as well as the possibilities for investment in Bitola were presented to the diplomats.

President Ivanov hosts diplomatic reception in Bitola

Together with his wife Sare Davutoglu, the minister visited the Military Academy in Bitola where Mustafa Kemal Ataturk had attended as an 18-year-old youngster.

(DIP) TURKEY'S FOREIGN MINISTER IN MACEDONIA

The agreement is signed, therefore in a year and a half the citizens from Bitola will be able to travel to Greece by train.

Agreement for railway reconstruction Bitola-Kremenica signed

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