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Tetovo (Тетово)

The unofficial capital of the Albanian minority in Macedonia and largely a drab, provincial city of cracked concrete, Tetovo draws the odd visitor mainly for its intriguing dervish tekke and elegantly beautiful 'Colored Mosque'.
Turkish-era bathhouse and Pena River
Turkish-era bathhouse and Pena River		 Tower at Baba Arabati tekke and surrounding hills
Tower at Baba Arabati tekke and surrounding hills		 Tetovo's neglected central square
Tetovo's neglected central square		 Heski Djamija
Heski Djamija
Šarena Djamija (Colored Mosque)
Šarena Djamija (Colored Mosque)		 Apartment blocks along Bulevar Maršal Tito
Apartment blocks along Bulevar Maršal Tito		 Garden in the Baba Arabati tekke
Garden in the Baba Arabati tekke		 Frontal view of Šarena Djamija outside the walls
Frontal view of Šarena Djamija outside the walls
Working the fields beside the monastery complex
Working the fields beside the monastery complex		 Exterior detail of the Šarena Djamija
Exterior detail of the Šarena Djamija		 Old rock walls of a house up from the Šarena Djamija
Old rock walls of a house up from the Šarena Djamija		 Communist-retro House of Culture
Communist-retro House of Culture
Tower blocks in central Tetovo
Tower blocks in central Tetovo		 Newly-painted murals, Baba Arabati tekke
Newly-painted murals, Baba Arabati tekke		 Local Albanian man, Baba Arabati tekke
Local Albanian man, Baba Arabati tekke		 Pillar detail, Colored Mosque
Pillar detail, Colored Mosque
In the courtyard of the Šarena Djamija
In the courtyard of the Šarena Djamija		 Communist-era buildings around the main square
Communist-era buildings around the main square		 Turkish-style building, Baba Arabati tekke
Turkish-style building, Baba Arabati tekke		 Enclosed stone fountain, Baba Arabati tekke
Enclosed stone fountain, Baba Arabati tekke
Weathered murals at the Baba Arabati tekke
Weathered murals at the Baba Arabati tekke		 Courtyard flowers, Colored Mosque
Courtyard flowers, Colored Mosque		 Blue painted tower at the Baba Arabati tekke
Blue painted tower at the Baba Arabati tekke		 Turkish-period fountain, Baba Arabati tekke
Turkish-period fountain, Baba Arabati tekke
Murals and windows of the Šarena Djamija
Murals and windows of the Šarena Djamija		 Government building in the city center
Government building in the city center		 Old Muslim cemetery, Baba Arabati tekke
Old Muslim cemetery, Baba Arabati tekke		 Outside the walls of the Šarena Mosque
Outside the walls of the Šarena Mosque
Front of the House of Culture
Front of the House of Culture		 Beside the Colored Mosque
Beside the Colored Mosque		 Overview of the Baba Arabati complex
Overview of the Baba Arabati complex		 Quiet path, Baba Arabati tekke
Quiet path, Baba Arabati tekke
Corner detail with roof, Šarena Djamija
Corner detail with roof, Šarena Djamija		 Filling the cup, Baba Arabati tekke
Filling the cup, Baba Arabati tekke		 Monastery path, Baba Arabati tekke
Monastery path, Baba Arabati tekke		 Two-wheeled locals near the Colored Mosque
Two-wheeled locals near the Colored Mosque

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