stone bridge, Skopje, North MacedoniaStone bridge spanning the Vardar River, Skopje, North Macedonia.
Vardar River
river, Europe
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Also known as:Axiós River, Wardar River
Vardar River, majorriver inNorth Macedonia and inGreece. It rises in theŠar Mountains, flows north-northeast past Gostivar and Tetovo (in the Gostivar-Tetovo depression), and then turns sharply to flow southeast pastSkopje and Titov Veles into Greece, where it enters the Gulf ofSalonika of theAegean Sea. Of its total length of 242 miles (389 km), 187 miles (301 km) are in North Macedonia. Itsdrainage basin is 8,643 square miles (22,385 square km). The river’s valley is important for agricultural production and as a part of the Morava-Vardar corridor, a majortransportation route between centralEurope and the Aegean.