Skopje Basin

Skopje Basin
View of the Skopje Basin from the northwest, from the entrance of the Lepenec Gorge
Floor elevation	250 m
Geography
Location	North Macedonia
Population centers	Skopje
Coordinates	42°0′0″N 21°26′0″E / 42.00000°N 21.43333°E / 42.00000; 21.43333

Skopje Basin (Macedonian: Скопска Котлина) or Skopje Plain (Macedonian: Скопско Поле) is one of the largest basins in North Macedonia. It represents the second largest valley along the course of the Vardar river. The Skopje Valley is formed by the mountains of Žeden, Ivanje (Matka) and Suva Gora in the west, Skopska Crna Gora in the north, Gradiščanska Planina (Gjurište) in the east and northeast, Golešnica in the southeast and Kitka, Karadžica and Vodno, i.e. the massif of Mokra Planina in the south. The administrative and population centre of the Skopje Basin is Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia.