Taor (
Macedonian
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Macedonian(s) may refer to:
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* Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Macedonia
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: ''Таор'') is a village in
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...
. Administratively, Taor is in
Zelenikovo Municipality
Zelenikovo Municipality () is a municipality in the central part of North Macedonia. The municipal seat is located in the village Zelenikovo. The municipality is located in the Skopje Statistical Region.
Geography
The municipality borders Stud ...
and it is located some 20 km south-east of
Skopje
Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...
. Taor is on the left bank of the
Vardar
The Vardar (; , , ) or Axios (, ) is the longest river in North Macedonia and a major river in Greece, where it reaches the Aegean Sea at Thessaloniki. It is long, out of which are in Greece, and drains an area of around . The maximum depth of ...
River.
Etymology
The etymology of the village's name ''Taor'' derives possibly from the ancient name
Tauresium
Tauresium (Latin: ''Tauresium''; Ancient Greek ''Ταυρήσιον''; ), today known as Gradište (), is an archaeological site in North Macedonia, near the village of Taor. Tauresium is the birthplace of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (ca. 482) ...
, an ancient town and modern archaeological site near the village.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, in Taor lived 152 people, all
Macedonians.
2002 Macedonian census
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See also
* Tauresium
Tauresium (Latin: ''Tauresium''; Ancient Greek ''Ταυρήσιον''; ), today known as Gradište (), is an archaeological site in North Macedonia, near the village of Taor. Tauresium is the birthplace of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (ca. 482) ...
* Justinian I
Justinian I (, ; 48214 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was Roman emperor from 527 to 565.
His reign was marked by the ambitious but only partly realized ''renovatio imperii'', or "restoration of the Empire". This ambition was ...
References
Villages in Zelenikovo Municipality
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