Old Bazaar, Skopje

The Old Bazaar in Skopje ( Macedonian Stara skopska Čaršija Стара скопска чаршија; Albanian Carshia e Vjetër; Turkish Üsküp Çarşısı ) is an ancient trading and market district and a cultural- historical part and one of the most famous sights of the city. It is located in the area between the Stone Bridge ( Kamen Most) in the southwest and the bit Pazar, in today's market, in the northwest. The district is bounded by the rivers of the Vardar and the Seravas. According to the administrative division of the city, the bazaar is located on the territory of the municipalities Čair and Centar.

The first documented information for the existence of a commercial area in the room of the Old Bazaar dates from the 12th century. At the time of Ottoman rule in the city of the place grew to become the largest commercial district in Skopje, where you, Tekken, and other public buildings of Ottoman architecture was about 30 mosques, caravanserais and many Hanen and Madrasa. In his history of the bazaar has survived major damage from the earthquake in the years 1555 and 1963, the huge fire in 1689 and the world wars. Despite the damage and destruction, the bazaar on the only monument of varied culture of the country before, are fitted into the properties of several different cultures and civilizations.

A law of October 13, 2008 the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia has made ​​known the old bazaar to a heritage of particular importance for the state and the place has since been monitored under a permanent state protection. At the beginning of 2010, the introduction of a five -year program for the revitalization of the bazaar, with the purpose began to renew the objects under it, or to give a support to craftsmen, as well as to reaffirm an intense economic and cultural development.