Matka was build in 1935 period when was Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( Serbs, Croats, Macedonians). The famous dr architect Mildin Pecinar, was the designer of the project of construction of Hydro Power plant of Sveti Andreja as name of first energetic facility in Skopje. Matka is famous for medivel orthodox churches : Sv Nikola, Sv Andrea, Matka monastirot, Sv.Nedela, Sv.Spas, Sv. Jovan Zlatousti and 10 caves most famous called Ubava, Vrelo and Krstana( absolute macedonian names). It was bombed during withdrawal of Fascists. The Matka several times saved city of Skopje from floods, especially in 1969 and 1972. Matka Canyon is home to wide variety of plants and animals. 77 species of butterfly.
