Ilinden
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Ilinden (Serbian, Macedonian and Bulgarian Cyrillic: Илинден) or Ilindan (Serbian Cyrillic: Илиндан), meaning "Saint Elijah's Day", may refer to:
Events
- Day of the Republic in the Republic of Macedonia, celebrated on 2 August each year. Ilinden, or the Day of St. Ilija, is a Macedonian national and Orthodox holiday. Ilinden has special significance for the history of the Macedonian people because in 1903, 2 August marks the start of the Ilinden rebellion against the Ottoman Empire. 2 August 1944 subsequently marked the first Assembly of the ASNOM (Anti-Fascist Assembly for the People's Liberation of Macedonia) and the foundation of the Macedonian state.
Geographic locations
- In Bulgaria:
- Ilinden, Blagoevgrad Province, a village
- Ilinden, Sofia, an urban municipality
- In Macedonia:
- Ilinden municipality
- Ilinden (Ilinden), a village
Association football clubs
Other meanings
- Ilinden, a novel by Dimitar Talev
- the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising
- the Ilinden (Organization)
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