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Travel destinations Comments: 1 Aug 15, 2018

Kicevo is a city in the western part of the Republic of Macedonia, located in a valley in the south-eastern slopes of Mount Bistra, between the cities of Ohrid and Gostivar. The capital Skopje is 112 km away. The city of Kičevo is the seat of Kičevo Municipality.

The municipality of Kičevo has 56,734 inhabitants, and the city 27,076. The largest ethnic group in the city of Kičevo is the Macedonians who constitute 55.5%, followed by the Albanians (28.2%), the Turks  (8.9%) and Roma with 4.9%.

Monastery of St. Bogorodica Prečista (Monastery of Immaculate Mother of God) is a significant monastery near Kičevo. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, Mother of God, the feast day of this monastery is "Mala Bogorodica", (Birthday of the Virgin Mary on the 21st of September). The monastery, dedicated to the Annunciation and lodgings for devout female monks, represents a medieval monastery that was known under the name Krninski monastery in the past.

This monastery is actually an important site for the study of common cult of Christians and Muslims because it's visited from believers from both religions. The reason of this common cult is dued to the miraculous powers of the water source inside the monastery.
Another important monument is the monastery of St. George located in the vicinity of Kičevo.
There are also many important mosques from the Ottoman Empire's times of rule and from the Islamic population.