Aračinovo
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| Aračinovo / Arachinovo Арачиново Haraçinë |
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| Panorama view of Aračinovo
Panorama view of Aračinovo
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| Country | Republic of Macedonia |
| Municipality | Aračinovo |
| Elevation | 267 m (876 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 7,315 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| Area code(s) | +389-2-XXXXXXX |
Aračinovo (Macedonian: Арачиново [araˈtʃinɔvɔ] (
listen), Albanian: Haraçinë) is a village in the Republic of Macedonia, northeast of Skopje. It is the seat of Aračinovo Municipality. Aračinovo is one of the largest villages in Republic of Macedonia with a population of about 7,000.
During the 2001 Macedonia conflict, it was occupied by ethnic Albanian insurgents. Later, during violence of the 2008 parliamentary election, a gunman in Aračinovo opened fire on security police.[1] One person was killed and several people were wounded.[2]
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| Inhabited places in Aračinovo Municipality | 30px | |
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| village(s): Aračinovo | Grušino | Mojanci | Orlanci | ||
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