Kuklica

Kuklica (Macedonian: Куклица) is a small village near Kratovo, in the Republic of Macedonia. It is known for the hundreds of naturally formed stone pillars that resemble humans. The village has about 100 inhabitants.

Geographic location

Stone pillars in Kuklica

Kuklica is located 8 km northwest from Kratovo. It is known by natural phenomena of characteristic erosive landforms called earth pyramids, earth pillars or stone dolls. These landforms are found on the right side of Kriva River valley, at the 415-420 m above sea level, and extend over an area of 0.3 square kilometres.

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Coordinates: 42°07′N 22°02′E / 42.117°N 22.033°E / 42.117; 22.033

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