GAZI-BABA NATURAL PARK

Situated on a hill that reaches 325 m above sea level, this 108 ha park (Парк на Природата Гази Баба/Park na Prirodata Gazi Baba, Parku Natyror Gazi Baba) is the largest green space in the conurbation. Classified as a nature park in 2015, it comprises a 100-hectare forest planted mainly with cypresses, black pines and oaks. It owes its name to the Turkish poet Aṣik Çelebi, known as Gazi Baba (1520-1572). Originally from Prizren, Kosovo, he is buried in a mausoleum to the southwest of the park, above the Gazi Baba district (38,000 inhabitants, 75% Macedonians).