Macedonia
Appearance
![Map of the Balkan peninsula depicting approximate extent of the Macedonian region with borders of modern countries and the former capital cities of ancient Macedonia near the coast](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Macedonia_region_map_wikipedia.png/300px-Macedonia_region_map_wikipedia.png)
····· | Macedonia (region) approximate extent |
● | Former capital cities of Macedonia (ancient kingdom) |
Macedonia most commonly refers to:
- Republic of Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe
- Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic region, spanning three administrative divisions of northern Greece:
- Western Macedonia, Greece
- Central Macedonia, Greece
- Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
- Macedonia (region), a region covering the above, as well as parts of Bulgaria, Albania, Kosovo and Serbia (see map)
- Macedonia (ancient kingdom), also known as Macedon, the birthplace of Alexander the Great
Macedonia, Makedonia, Makedonija, or Makedoniya may also refer to:
Other historical entities
- Macedonia (Roman province), a province of the early Roman Empire
- Diocese of Macedonia, a late Roman administrative unit
- Macedonia (theme), a province of the Byzantine Empire
- Independent State of Macedonia, a proposed puppet state of the Axis powers (1944)
- Socialist Republic of Macedonia, a part of the former Yugoslavia (1944–1991); predecessor of the Republic of Macedonia
Other places
United States
- Macedonia, Alabama
- Macedonia, Georgia
- Macedonia, Illinois
- Macedonia, Indiana
- Macedonia, Iowa
- Macedonia, Kentucky
- Macedonia, Missouri
- Macedonia, New Jersey
- Macedonia, Ohio
- Macedonia, South Carolina
- Macedonia, Tennessee
- Macedonia, Texas
- Macedonia, Virginia
Elsewhere
- Macedônia, São Paulo, Brazil
- Macedonia, Ciacova, Romania
- Macedonia, area of Glenrothes, Scotland, United Kingdom
Media
Publications
- Makedonia (newspaper), a Greek newspaper established in 1911
- Nova Makedonija or "New Macedonia", a newspaper from the Republic of Macedonia established in 1944
- Makedonia (Bulgarian newspaper), a 19th century Bulgarian newspaper published until 1872
- Macedonia (comics), a 2007 book by Harvey Pekar and Heather Roberson
Other uses in media
- Makedonia TV, a Greek television station
- Makedonia (dance), a Greek folk song
Ships
- MV Makedoniya, a Bulgarian small cargo ship in service 1932–41
- MV Makedonia, a Greek passenger ship in service 1984–85
Sports
- FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov, a football club in Skopje
- FC Macedonia, a former football club in Skopje (1941 to 1944)
Other uses
- Macedonia (food), a fruit salad or vegetable dish
- Thessaloniki International Airport, "Macedonia", an airport in Thessaloniki, Greece
- United Macedonia, or Greater Macedonia
- Macedonia (terminology)
- Macedonia naming dispute