Skopje [url=http://www.skopje.gov.mk/EN/]]is the capital of the [[Republic of Macedonia[/url]]; it is in the [wiki=7a4f3b25247c601f7b13638f2afebe5d]Povardarie[/wiki] region, and is the largest and most diverse city in the country. Skopje has been occupied by many different peoples since its foundation. This is evidenced by the several Byzantine churches and monasteries around the city, also by a few Roman sites, such as Scupi and Skopje's Aqueduct. However, the group that left the greatest mark on Skopje were the Ottomans. The Ottomans ruled Macedonia for hundreds of years and built a large number of mosques and other buildings. s1