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{{Short description|Mountain in North Macedonia and Greece}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Kožuf
| other_name = Tzena, Zona
| photo = KozufPanorama.jpg
| photo_caption = Panorama of Kožuf
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| elevation_m  = 2172
| elevation_ref = <ref>https://worldribus.org/balkan-peninsula/</ref>
| prominence_m = 1006
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| location = Border between [[North Macedonia]] and [[Greece]]
| range =
| map = North Macedonia
| map_caption = North Macedonia
| label_position = right
| map_size = 270 
| coordinates = {{coord|41|13|00|N|22|10|00|E|type:mountain_region:MK_scale:100000_source:nnwiki_region|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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'''Kožuf Mountain''' ({{langx|mk|{{audio|Mk-Kozhuf Planina.ogg|Кожуф Планина}}}}) or '''Tzena / Zona''' ({{langx|el|Τζένα/Tzena, Ζώνα/Zona}}) is a mountain situated in the southern part of [[North Macedonia]] and northern part of [[Greece]]. Associated village names are [[Konopište, North Macedonia|Konopište]], [[Kavadarci]] and [[Gevgelija]]. {{ill|Smrdliva Voda|mk|Смрдлива Вода}} is a mineral springwater site on its northeastern flank.<ref name=alshar/> [[Kavadarci Municipality]] and [[Gevgelija Municipality]] split the mountain.

Its most western parts reach the river Blashnica, and the north-western side stretches in a line, from the Mrezhichko village via the village of [[Konopište, North Macedonia|Konopište]], through the course of Boshava to the city of [[Demir Kapija]]. Kožuf is a specific mountain because it is the first natural barrier in North Macedonia that is directly exposed to the influences of the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea. Its highest peak is Zelen Breg (or Portes), at 2,172 meters above the sea level. 

A new and modern ski center, whose construction began in 2001,<ref name="alshar">{{cite news |title=Kozuf - untouched ecological nature |url=https://www.macedonia-timeless.com/eng/things_to_do/senses/sight/mountains/kozuf/ |publisher=North Macedonia Timeless}}</ref> was opened in 2009 on the mountain.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.winter-sports.com/EN/Articles/ski_kozuf_macedonia.php |title=Kožuf ski resort |access-date=2021-01-30 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200558/http://www.winter-sports.com/EN/Articles/ski_kozuf_macedonia.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Gallery ==
{{wide image|KozufPanorama.jpg|950px|Panorama of Kožuf.}}

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Kožuf}}
* [http://www.skikozuf.com.mk Ski Kozuf]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120301123009/http://www.restoranicic.webs.com/ Restoran Icic]
* [https://www.avenzamaps.com/maps/815748 Tzena - Pinovo - East Voras terrain map] by Geopsis

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[[Category:Ski areas and resorts in North Macedonia]]
[[Category:Greece–North Macedonia border]]
[[Category:Two-thousanders of Greece]]
[[Category:Two-thousanders of North Macedonia]]


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