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Ohrid by night. The ancient name of the city was Lychnidos, which probably means "city of light". In antiquity the city was known under the ancient Greek name of Λυχνίς (Lychnis) and Λυχνιδός (Lychnidos) and the Latin Lychnidus, [8] [9] probably meaning "city of light", literally "a precious stone that emits light", [10] from λύχνος (lychnos), "lamp, portable light". [11]
This is a a photo of a cultural monument in Macedonia with type id: A01 ... Clement and Pantaleon Church in Ohrid, Macedonia. View from N-E..
English: Lake Ohrid straddles the border between North Macedonia and Albania. It is one of Europe's oldest (3-5 million years old) and deepest (almost 300 m) lakes, with more than 200 endemic species.
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This is a a photo of a cultural monument in Macedonia with type id: F03 This image was uploaded as part of Wiki Loves Monuments 2014 ... Ohrid; Global file usage.
Lake Ohrid [a] is a lake which straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern part of North Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe 's deepest and oldest lakes, with a unique aquatic ecosystem of worldwide importance, with more than 200 endemic species.
The monastery was established in the Bulgarian Empire in 905 [4] by St Naum of Ohrid himself. St Naum is also buried in the church. Since the 16th century, a Greek school had functioned in the monastery. [5] The monastery had close ties with the printing house of Moscopole, a former prosperous Aromanian city now in Albania. [6]
English: The Macedonian Orthodox church of Saint John at Kaneo, located on the cliff over the Kaneo Beach at the Ohrid Lake nearby the city of Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, is a pilgrimage iman in the country. The age of the cruciform-shaped temple is uncertain but it was probably erected in the middle of the 14th century.