Gostivar in the context of Kičevo

Debar (Macedonian: Дебaр [ˈdɛbar] ; Albanian: Dibër, Albanian definite form: Dibra or Dibra e Madhe) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, near the border with Albania, off the road from Struga to Gostivar. It is the seat of Debar Municipality. Debar has an ethnic Albanian majority and is North Macedonia's only city where ethnic Macedonians do not rank first or second demographically. The official languages are Macedonian and Albanian.

Gostivar (Macedonian: Гостивар [ˈɡɔstivar] ; Albanian: Komuna e Gostivarit) is a municipality in the western part of North Macedonia. Gostivar is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.

Mavrovo (Macedonian: Маврово, pronounced [ˈmavrɔvɔ] ; or Mavrovo Valley, Macedonian: Мавровска Котлина, romanized: Mavrovska Kotlina), near Gostivar is a valley region in the northwest of North Macedonia. It is home to Mavrovo National Park and a winter sports center. Some of the villages and smaller hamlets include: Mavrovo, Nikiforovo, Leunovo, and Mavrovi Anovi. This micro region is named Mavrovo after the most populated settlement in the region, the village of Mavrovo.

The region's location at Bistra mountain and Mavrovo Lake have helped it grow into a year-round tourist center. Mavrovo is the most popular ski center in North Macedonia, Ski center „Mavrovo“.

Polog (Macedonian: Полог, romanized: Polog; Albanian: Pollog), also known as the Polog Valley (Macedonian: Полошка Котлина, romanized: Pološka Kotlina; Albanian: Lugina e Pollogut) is located in the north-western part of North Macedonia, near the border with Kosovo.

It is divided into Upper Polog (Macedonian: Горен Полог; Albanian: Pollogu i Epërm) and Lower Polog (Macedonian: Долен Полог; Albanian: Pollogu i Poshtëm). Tetovo and Gostivar are the largest populated towns in this valley and Albanians form an ethnic majority in the region.