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Dervent Heights
Dervent Heights ( bg, Дервентски възвишения) are a hilly ridge in Yambol Province in south-eastern Bulgaria (40%) and European Turkey (60%). Description Dervent Heights span 50 km from west to east and 45 km from north to south. Dervent Heights are situated between the Srem gorge of the river Tundzha in the west to the valleys of the rivers Popovska and Chengerligere in the east which separate them from the Strandzha mountain. To the north and the south the heights reach the plains of Elhovo and Edirne. The border between Bulgaria and Turkey follows the main crest of the heights. Geography The crest is flat and slightly hilly reaching an altitude of 300-450 m with rounded peaks, the highest being Gyurgenbair (555 m), situated in Bulgarian territory at 2 km to the south-west of the village of Kraynovo. Dervent Heights are formed mainly by limestone and granite. There are small deposits of iron and copper ore. There are more than 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. Bulgaria covers a territory of , and is the sixteenth-largest country in Europe. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Neolithic Karanovo culture, which dates back to 6,500 BC. In the 6th to 3rd century BC the region was a battleground for ancient Thracians, Persians, Celts and Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, tribal invasions in the region resumed. Around the 6th century, these territories were settled by the early Slavs. The Bulg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively. The network includes both terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas. History In May 1992, the governments of the European Communities adopted legislation designed to protect the most seriously threatened habitats and species across Europe. The Habitats Directive complements the Birds Directive adopted earlier in 1979 and together they make up the Natura 2000 network of protected areas. The Birds Directive requires the establishment of Special Protection Areas for birds. The Habitats Directive similarly requires Sites of Community Importance which upon the agreement of the European Commission become Special Areas of Conservation to be designated for species other than birds, and for habitat types (e.g. particular types of forest, gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malomirovo
Malomirovo ( bg, Маломирово) is a village in the Yambol Province, south-eastern Bulgaria. it has 409 inhabitants. The village is probably the location of the medieval castle ''Versinikia'' near which in 813 the Bulgarian Khan Krum decisively defeated Defeated may refer to: * "Defeated" (Breaking Benjamin song) * "Defeated" (Anastacia song) *"Defeated", a song by Snoop Dogg from the album ''Bible of Love'' * Defeated, Tennessee, an unincorporated community *'' The Defeated'' a 2021 Netflix seri ... the Byzantines. {{Coord, 42, 8, 32, N, 26, 38, 34, E, region:BG, display=title Villages in Yambol Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malko Sharkovo
Malko (fl. 1540-1560) is the earliest king of Garo who is more than just a name in the traditions of the Oromo people. According to Werner Lange, "only the confused circumstances of his death were recalled: he is reputed to have been killed by "Gragn""—apparently the Imam Ahmad Gragn Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi ( so, Axmed Ibraahim al-Qaasi or Axmed Gurey, Harari: አሕመድ ኢብራሂም አል-ጋዚ, ar, أحمد بن إبراهيم الغازي ; 1506 – 21 February 1543) was an imam and general of the Adal Sultana ....Werner J. Lange, ''History of the Southern Gonga (Southwestern Ethiopia)'' (Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner, 1982), p. 64 He was succeeded by Gabito. Notes Rulers of Ethiopia Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown {{Ethiopia-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malko Kirilovo
Malko (fl. 1540-1560) is the earliest king of Garo who is more than just a name in the traditions of the Oromo people. According to Werner Lange, "only the confused circumstances of his death were recalled: he is reputed to have been killed by "Gragn""—apparently the Imam Ahmad Gragn Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi ( so, Axmed Ibraahim al-Qaasi or Axmed Gurey, Harari: አሕመድ ኢብራሂም አል-ጋዚ, ar, أحمد بن إبراهيم الغازي ; 1506 – 21 February 1543) was an imam and general of the Adal Sultana ....Werner J. Lange, ''History of the Southern Gonga (Southwestern Ethiopia)'' (Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner, 1982), p. 64 He was succeeded by Gabito. Notes Rulers of Ethiopia Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown {{Ethiopia-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
