Polog also known as the Polog Valley (Полошка Котлина, Pološka Kotlina), is located in the north-western part of the Republic of Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...

 near the border with Serbia

Serbia

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.

It is divided into Upper and Lower Polog. Tetovo

Tetovo

Tetovo is a city in the northwestern part of Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River.The city covers an area of at above sea level, with a population of 86,580 citizens in the municipality. Tetovo is home to the State University of Tetovo and South East...

 and Gostivar

Gostivar

Gostivar , is a city in the Republic of Macedonia, located in the upper Polog valley region. It is one of the largest municipalities in the country with a population of 81,042, and the town also covers . Gostivar has good road and railway connections with the other cities in the region, such as...

 are the largest populated towns in this valley

Valley

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 and Albanians

Albanians

Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...

form an ethnic majority in the region.

Polog (Macedonian Cyrillic: Полог) also known as the Polog Valley (Полошка Котлина, Pološka Kotlina), is located in the north-western part of the Republic of Macedonia near the border with Republic of Kosovo.