| Vardar (Вардар), Axios (Αξιός) | |
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| Origin | Vrutok, near Gostivar |
| Mouth | Aegean Sea, near Thessaloniki |
| Basin countries | Republic of Macedonia, Greece |
| Length | 388 km |
The Vardar or Axios (Macedonian Вардар, Greek Αξιός = Aksiós (or Βαρδάρης), Latin Axius) is the longest river in the Republic of Macedonia and a major river of Greece. Veles (Велес) is a city in the center of the Republic of Macedonia on the Vardar river Gostivar (Гостивар; Gostivari is a city in the Republic of Macedonia, located in the upper Polog valley region Etymology In ancient times there were various explanations for the name Aegean. Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, The Republic of Macedonia (Република Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Skopje (Скопје; Shkup or Shkupi is the Capital and largest city in the Republic of Macedonia, with more than a quarter of the population Macedonian () is the official Language of the Republic of Macedonia and is a part of the Eastern group of South Slavic languages. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there The Republic of Macedonia (Република Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία It is 388 kilometres long, and drains an area of around 25,000 km².
The river begins at Vrutok, a few kilometers north of Gostivar in the Republic of Macedonia. Gostivar (Гостивар; Gostivari is a city in the Republic of Macedonia, located in the upper Polog valley region It passes through Gostivar, Skopje and into Veles, crosses the Greek border near Gevgelija, Rugunovec and Axioupoli ("town on the Axiós"), before flowing into the Aegean Sea in Central Macedonia west of Thessaloniki in northern Greece. Gostivar (Гостивар; Gostivari is a city in the Republic of Macedonia, located in the upper Polog valley region Skopje (Скопје; Shkup or Shkupi is the Capital and largest city in the Republic of Macedonia, with more than a quarter of the population Veles (Велес) is a city in the center of the Republic of Macedonia on the Vardar river Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Gevgelija (Гевгелија) is a town with a population of 15685 located in the very southeast of the Republic of Macedonia along the banks of the Vardar River Polykastro (in Greek:Πολύκαστρο is a municipality in the Kilkis Prefecture, Greece. Axioupoli (Greek Αξιούπολη is a small town in the Paionia Province of Kilkis Prefecture,in Central Macedonia, Greece. Etymology In ancient times there were various explanations for the name Aegean. Central Macedonia ( Greek: Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας Periféria Kentrikís Makedonías)is one of the thirteen peripheries Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia
The Vardar basin includes two-thirds of the territory of the Republic of Macedonia, which some have also called "Vardar Macedonia" after the river.
The valley comprises fertile lands in the Kilkis and Thessaloniki prefectures and Gevgelija and other parts. The river is surrounded by mountains elsewhere. The superhighways Greece Interstate 1 in Greece and M1 and E75 run within the valley along the river's entire length to near Skopje. Greek National Road 1 is the longest highway in Greece. The highway begins at Kifissou Avenue or north of the Bay of Phaliro up to Efzoni at the border
The river valley has given its name to the vardháris or vardarec, a northerly prevailing ravine wind which blows down the length of the valley to bring cold conditions to the Thessaloniki area of Greece. It occurs when atmospheric pressure over eastern Europe is higher than over the Aegean Sea, as is often the case in winter. Etymology In ancient times there were various explanations for the name Aegean. It is somewhat similar to the mistral wind of France. The Mistral in France is a fresh or cold often violent and usually dry Wind, blowing throughout the year but is most frequent in winter and spring This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
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Vardaris wind
The 'Vardaris' is a very regional and powerful northern wind that blows across specifically Greek Macedonia. Macedonia ( Μακεδονία, Makedonía,) is a geographical and historical region of Greece in southeastern Europe At first it descends along the 'canal' of the Vardar valley, usually as a breeze. When it encounters the high mountains that separate Greece from the Republic of Macedonia, it descends the other side, gathering a tremendous momentum, towards Thessaloniki and the Axios delta. Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia
Etymology
- The most accepted theory on the origin of the name derives Bardários from the Thracian language, from PIE *(s)wordo-wori-, "black water" [1] (cf. The Thracian language was the Indo-European language spoken in ancient times by the Thracians in South-Eastern Europe German schwarz "black", Latin suāsum "dirt", Ossetian xuaræn "color", Persian sioh "black", Old Irish sorb "stain, dirt" [2]). The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Ossetic or Ossetian (Ирон ӕвзаг Iron ævzag or Иронау Ironau) also sometimes called Ossete, is an Iranian Old Irish is the name given to the oldest form of the Irish language, or rather the Goidelic languages, for which extensive written texts are possessed This can be considered a translation or similar meaning of Axios, itself Thracian for "not-shining" from PIE *n. -sk(e)i (cf. Avestan axšaēna "dark-colored")[3], and found in another name at the mouth of the Danube, Axíopa "dark water", renamed in Slavic Cernavoda "black water" [4]. The name Bardários (Βαρδάριος) was sometimes used by the Ancient Greeks in the 3rd Century BCE; the same name was widely used during Byzantine era. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions
- There is an another theory which today is mostly being accepted that the Vardar name came from the Turkish words Var (have) and dar (tight) which means that there is water but not too much.
- It's Greek name Αξιός (Axios) is mentioned by Homer (Il. Homer ( Ancient Greek:, Homēros) is a legendary ancient Greek epic Poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the 21. 141, Il. 2. 849[5] ) as the home of the Paeonians, allies of Troy and it derives from the word άξος (axos) meaning "timber", "forest-trees", because the river flaw was used to transport timber[6]. For the flower genus see Peony. Paionia or Paeonia (Παιονία was in ancient geography the land of the Paeonians Troy ( Greek: grc Τροία Troia, also, Ilion; Latin: Trōia, Īlium, Hittite: Wilusa or
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 2003: 392.
- ^ Mallory, J. P. and D. Q. Adams. Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. London: Fitzroy and Dearborn, 1997: 147
- ^ ibid, p. 146
- ^ Katičic', Radoslav. Ancient Languages of the Balkans. Paris: Mouton, 1976: 149
- ^ Axios, Georg Autenrieth, A Homeric Dictionary, at Perseus
- ^ Axos, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, at Perseus
External links
- See Pre_Slavic_place_names.zip, page 33, for Vardar etymology
- Morava - Vardar (Axios) Navigation Route , PIM "Ivan Milutinović", Belgrade, Serbia
See also
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