Vardar
The
Vardar (or
Axios) is the principal river of the
Macedonia region in the
Balkan peninsula of south-eastern
Europe. It drains an area of around 25,000 sq. km. including 80% of the territory of the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. 388 km in length, it passes through FYROM's capital,
Skopje, ultimately entering the
Aegean Sea in
Central Macedonia west of
Thessaloniki in northern
Greece.
