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Šuto Orizari
Romani neighbourhood in Skopje, North Macedonia

Šuto Orizari

Šuto Orizari, often shortened as Šutka, is a neighbourhood in the City of Skopje, North Macedonia, and the seat of Šuto Orizari Municipality.

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It is often regarded as the cultural capital of the Romani people in North Macedonia. It is "the only place in the world where Roma are organised politically and economically" according to president of Šutka's municipal council, Sead Ismail. An independent Romanistan was proposed here in the early 1990s by leaders of the Party for the Complete Emancipation of Roma.

How locals move

Getting around Šuto Orizari the local way

  • Get inInstead of wasting your money, you could try hitch-hiking but first take a train/bus as close to the border as possible (Kumanovo/Palanka or Kjustendil) and try from there.

From Wikivoyage: Skopje, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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