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The Skopje Statistical Region surrounds the capital of North Macedonia. It has more than 0.6 million inhabitants and is the most populated region in the country.

Lake Matka, the oldest artificial lake in North Macedonia, lies in Matka Canyon west of Skopje. Treska Lake at Saraj and the Sveta Petka reservoir are on the same river.

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North Macedonia · Skopje Region

Lake Matka

Matka is the oldest artificial lake in North Macedonia, a reservoir in the Matka Canyon on the Treska river, west of Skopje. The dam was built in 1938, and the lake is used to produce hydroelectricity and to irrigate the…

0.23 square kilometresarea
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North Macedonia · Skopje Region

Treska Lake

Reservoir · artificial

0.14 square kilometresarea
3 metresmax. depth

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