Malka Musala ( bg, Малка Мусала, meaning ''Lesser Musala'') is a summit in the eastern part of the Rila Mountain in southwestern Bulgaria. With an altitude of 2,902 m, it is the second highest peak in Rila after Musala (2,925 m), fourth in Bulgaria behind Vihren (2,914 m) and Kutelo (2,908 m) in the Pirin Mountain, and seventh in the

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. The summit is situated to the north-east of Musala, separated by a rocky ridge. The ridge extends in north-eastern direction to the summits of Irechek (2,852 m) and Deno (2,790 m). To the north-west is located the Musala Cirque and the highest of the seven Musala Lakes. To the south and the east the slopes of Malka Musala descend to the deep valley of the Maritsa River, forming two cirques. The cirque between Malka Musala and Musala is waterless, the one between Malka Musala and Irechek nestles a glacial lake that gives the source of a stream that flows to the Maritsa.Грънчаров, Румен. Върховете на Рила. Пътеводител към високата планина. С., 2000. Between 1950 and 1989 Malka Musala was officially named Dimitov, after the Bulgarian communist leader

Georgi Dimitrov Georgi Dimitrov Mihaylov (; bg, Гео̀рги Димитро̀в Миха̀йлов), also known as Georgiy Mihaylovich Dimitrov (russian: Гео́ргий Миха́йлович Дими́тров; 18 June 1882 – 2 July 1949), was a Bulgarian ...

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* {{cite book , ref={{harvid, Great Encyclopedia Bulgaria, 2012 , title = Географски речник на България, том 5 , trans-title = Great Encyclopedia Bulgaria, Vol. 5 , last1 = Научноинформационен център „Българска енциклопедия“ (Scientific-Information Center "Bulgarian Encyclopedia") , chapter = , year = 2012 , language = Bulgarian , publisher = Книгоиздателска къща „Труд“ (Trud Publishing House) , location = София (Sofia) , isbn = 9789548104272 Mountains of Rila Landforms of Sofia Province Two-thousanders of Bulgaria