Country Republic of Macedonia Time zone CET (UTC+1) Elevation 267 m Local time Tuesday 6:57 AM | Municipality Aračinovo Area code(s) +389-2-XXXXXXX Population 7,315 (2002) | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind NW at 0 km/h, 95% Humidity | ||
Aračinovo (Macedonian: Арачиново [araˈtʃinɔvɔ], Albanian: Haraçinë) is a village in the Republic of Macedonia, northeast of Skopje. It is the seat of Aračinovo Municipality. Aračinovo is one of the largest villages in Republic of Macedonia with a population of about 7,000.
Map of Arachinovo, Macedonia (FYROM)
During the 2001 Macedonia conflict, it was occupied by ethnic Albanian insurgents. Later, during violence of the 2008 parliamentary election, a gunman in Aračinovo opened fire on security police. One person was killed and several people were wounded.
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