Titov Vrv

Titov Vrv
Titov Vrv
Turk i Madh; Golem Turčin (former name)
	View of Titov Vrv (left) and Mal Turčin (right)
Highest point
Elevation	2,748 m (9,016 ft)
Coordinates	41°59′31″N 20°47′53″E / 41.99194°N 20.79806°E
Geography
	Titov Vrv Location of the peak
Location	North Macedonia
Parent range	Šar Mountain

Titov Vrv (Macedonian: Титов Врв, lit. 'Tito's Peak'; Albanian: Turku i Madh, lit. 'Big Turk') is the highest peak of the Šar Mountains at 2,748 m (9,016 ft). It is located about 13 mi (21 km) northwest of the city of Tetovo in North Macedonia, near the border with Kosovo.

Name

The summit's original name is "Big Turk" (Macedonian: Голем Турчин, Albanian: Turku i Madh). In 1934, the peak was renamed to Mount Aleksandar, in honor of Aleksandar I of Yugoslavia, after his assassination. During World War II, the Bulgarian authorities restored its original name. The peak was renamed in 1953 in honor of Josip Broz Tito. The name has remained unchanged since Macedonian independence in 1991, however in other neighboring languages such as Turkish, Albanian, and Bulgarian it is still known as the "Big Turk". Тhe smaller neighboring peak is known as "Small Turk" (Macedonian: Мал Турчин, Albanian: Turku i Vogël).^[1]