Ohrid (Macedonian:Охрид[ˈɔxrit]ⓘ) is a city inNorth Macedonia and is the seat of theOhrid Municipality. It is the largest city onLake Ohrid and theeighth-largest city in the country, with it recording a population of over 38,000 inhabitants as of 2021. Ohrid is known for once having 365 churches, one for each day of the year, and has been referred to as the "Jerusalem of the Balkans". The city is rich in picturesque houses and monuments, and tourism is predominant. It is located southwest ofSkopje, west ofResen andBitola. In 1979 and in 1980, respectively, Ohrid and Lake Ohrid were accepted as Cultural and NaturalWorld Heritage Sites byUNESCO. Ohrid is one of only 40 sites that are part of UNESCO's World Heritage that are Cultural as well as Natural sites. (Full article...)
... about theStone town, situated by theKuklica village in theKratovo area. According to the sources, the stone figures that are called Dolls by the local population, date from the ancient prehistory...
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