Šašavarlija (Macedonian: Шашаварлија) is a village in the municipality of Štip, North Macedonia.

Šašavarlija Шашаварлија
Village
Šašavarlija Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41.716946°N 22.287116°E / 41.716946; 22.287116
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Eastern
Municipality	Štip
Population  (2002)
• Total	108
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
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History

According to the Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov it was a pure Turkish Muslim village at the beginning of the 20th century.[1] The famous Turkish retail company Pehlivanoğlu surname hails from this village, and in an interview on 2009 they were fluent in Macedonian [2] showing that many Turks in Macedonia have indeed the same roots as their Christian neighbors.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 108 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

• Macedonians 23
• Turks 85

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