Jakupica range
{{short description|Mountain range in North Macedonia}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Jakupica
Jakupicë
| other_name = Solunska Glava
| photo = Jakupica mountain 2, Republic of Macedonia.jpg
| photo_caption = Jakupica mountain with its peak Solunska Glava in the center
| elevation_m = 2540
| elevation_ref = {{Cite web|url=http://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains/europf.html#glava|title = Mountain Info}}
| prominence_m = 1666
| prominence_ref =
| map = North Macedonia
| map_caption =
| map_size = 250
| label = Solunska Glava
| label_position = right
| listing = Ultra
| location = North Macedonia
| range = Jakupica
| coordinates = {{coord|41|42|15|N|21|24|19|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = Easy hike, but the very summit (approx. last 30 meters) is closed by military.
}}
Jakupica ({{langx|mk|{{audio|Mk-Jakupica.ogg|Јакупица}}}}, {{Langx|sq|Jakupicë}}) or Mokra{{cite book|title=Bulletin Scientifique: Sciences humaines|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4t51AAAAIAAJ|access-date=6 April 2013|year=1969|publisher=Le Conseil|page=215|quote=massif of Mokra Planina (Jakupica)}} ({{langx|mk|Мокра}}, {{Langx|sq|Mokër}}) is a mountain range in the central part of North Macedonia. The headwaters of the Axios river ({{langx|grc|Ἀξιός}}), mentioned by Homer (Il. 21.141, Il. 2.849)[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0073%3Aentry%3D%231109 Axios, Georg Autenrieth, A Homeric Dictionary, at Perseus] as the home of the Paeonians allies of Troy, spring from its flanks.
Geography
The highest peak is Solunska Glava {{convert|2540|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. Other significant peaks are: Karadžica ({{Langx|sq|Karaxhicë}}, 2,473 m), Popovo Brdo (2,380 m), Ostar Breg (2,365 m), Ubava ({{Langx|sq|Ubavë}}, 2,353 m), Ostar Vrv (2,275 m), and Dautica (2,178 m). The mountain range can be easily approached from the capital Skopje, or from the town of Veles and many villages in the area. On clear days, from the peak Solunska Glava, one can see the city of Thessaloniki in Greece.
Environment
The relief is criss-crossed by numerous clear and fast mountain rivers. Large areas are covered with beech, oak, and conifer forests. There are also obvious traces of the primeval glaciation from the diluvial period. A number of institutions have been recommending this area (as well as the Šar Mountains) as a national park. A 19,600 ha area of the mountain range has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports populations of golden eagles, yellow-billed choughs, wallcreepers and alpine accentors.{{cite web |url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jakupica-mountain-iba-north-macedonia|title= Jakupica Mountain|author= |date=2021|website= BirdLife Data Zone|publisher= BirdLife International|access-date= 9 March 2021}}
File:Mount Jakupica, Republic of Macedonia.JPG|Landscape of Jakupica, Solunska Glava at far right
File:Dautica-MK.JPG|Dautica mountain
File:Караџица и Патишка Река 01.jpg|Karadžica mountain and Patiška Reka village
File:Jakupica Mountain Range.png|Jakupica mountain range, as seen from Dolno Sonje, North Macedonia, with the highest peak Solunska Glava in the middle
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PHSaUs_20s/ Mount Jakupica on Youtube]
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Category:Mountain ranges of North Macedonia