- Source: Bosniaks in North Macedonia
The Bosniaks in North Macedonia (Macedonian: Бошњаци, Bosnian: Bošnjaci / Бошњаци) number 17,018 people according to the 2002 census. The population is largely concentrated in and around the capital Skopje, but also in the municipalities of Veles and Dolneni.
Culture
= Religion
=Bosniaks started settling in North Macedonia after the Congress of Berlin in 1878. Bosniaks in the Republic of North Macedonia are predominantly adherents to Sunni Islam.
History
In 1952, Yugoslavia and Turkey signed a free emigration agreement that allowed for Muslims in Yugoslavia to migrate to Turkey. Some of these individuals from more northern portions of Yugoslavia did not migrate and instead settled in North Macedonia, including 5,276 Bosniaks from Sandžak.
The historical censuses in Yugoslavia recorded "Muslims" (Muslimani), the so-called ethnic Muslims, in the SR Macedonia at the numbers of: 1,248 (0.1%) in 1971; 39,512 (2.1%) in 1981; 35,256 (1.7%) in 1991.
Notable individuals
Adis Jahović, member of the North Macedonia national football team
Ferid Muhić, academic
Cedi Osman, basketball player
Elvira Rahić, singer
See also
Bosnia and Herzegovina–North Macedonia relations
Macedonian Muslims
Gorani people
Macedonians in Bosnia and Herzegovina
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Bosniaks in North Macedonia
- Islam in North Macedonia
- Democratic League of Bosniaks
- Bosniaks of Serbia
- Politics of North Macedonia
- Bosniaks
- List of political parties in North Macedonia
- Demographics of North Macedonia
- Your Macedonia
- North Macedonia
