Veles is a city in the center of the Republic of Macedonia on the Vardar river. It is known as Köprülü in Turkish and Velissa in Greek. It was known as Titov Veles after Yugoslavian president Josip Broz Tito, but the 'Titov' was dropped after Macedonia became an independent nation. Official languages Macedonian¤ Capital Skopje President Branko Crvenkovski Prime Minister Vlado BuÄkovski Area â Total â % water Ranked 146th 25,333 km² 1. ... The Vardar ( Greek: Axios,Axius or ÎξιÏÏ , the ancient and current Greek name of the river) is the longest river in the Republic of Macedonia. ... The Köprülü (also Kiuprili, Koprili Kuprili and Kuprilic) was an Ottoman noble family of Albanian origin. ... Marshal Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz Tito (ÐоÑип ÐÑоз ТиÑо) â¶(?) (May 25, 1892 â May 4, 1980) was the leader of Yugoslavia between the end of World War II and his death in 1980. ...
Veles is leader in implementing of IT in the local administration in Macedonia
Veles is mentioned in the diaries of the travelers as a town situated on the both sides of river Vardar, which is the image it sill caries.
Together with the Macedonian dialect spoken in Prilep, the Veles dialect is part of the central Macedonian dialects that comprise the basis for the modern standard/literaty Macedonian language.
The city continued to flourish during the later empire and may even have become the capital of the province of Macedonia Salutaris in the late 4th century, and even later of Macedonia Secunda.