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Ardino
Ardino ( bg, Ардино, formerly tr, Eğridere) is a town in southern Bulgaria, in the Rhodope Mountains. It is located in Kardzhali Province and it is also close to Smolyan. It is famous for its textile industry. It has a machine-building factory and a tobacco manufacturing industry. Tourist attractions include the Belite Brezi, the Eagle rocks and the Dyavolski most (Devil's bridge). Under Ottoman rule, Ardino, then known in Turkish as Eğridere, was a kaza centre in the Sanjak of Gümülcine in the Adrianople Vilayet before the Balkan Wars. Ardino received its name in 1934 and was declared as a town in 1960.http://ardino.blogspot.com/2008/02/blog-post_28.html Ardino Ardino is the birthplace of Sabahattin Ali, Turkish novelist, poet and journalist. Villages * Avramovo * Ahryansko * Bashevo * Bistrogled * Bogatino * Borovitsa * Brezen * Byal izvor * Chervena skala * Chernigovo * Chubrika * Glavnik * Golobrad * Gorno Prahovo * Gurbishte * Dedino * Doyrantsi * D ...
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Ardino ( bg, Ардино, formerly tr, Eğridere) is a town in southern Bulgaria, in the Rhodope Mountains. It is located in Kardzhali Province and it is also close to Smolyan. It is famous for its textile industry. It has a machine-building factory and a tobacco manufacturing industry. Tourist attractions include the Belite Brezi, the Eagle rocks and the Dyavolski most (Devil's bridge). Under Ottoman rule, Ardino, then known in Turkish as Eğridere, was a kaza centre in the Sanjak of Gümülcine in the Adrianople Vilayet before the Balkan Wars. Ardino received its name in 1934 and was declared as a town in 1960.http://ardino.blogspot.com/2008/02/blog-post_28.html Ardino Ardino is the birthplace of Sabahattin Ali, Turkish novelist, poet and journalist. Villages * Avramovo * Ahryansko * Bashevo * Bistrogled * Bogatino * Borovitsa * Brezen * Byal izvor * Chervena skala * Chernigovo * Chubrika * Glavnik * Golobrad * Gorno Prahovo * Gurbishte * Dedino * Doyrantsi * Do ...
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Dyavolski Most (bridge)
The Dyavolski most ( bg, Дяволски мост, lit=Devil's Bridge; tr, Şeytan Köprüsü) is an arch bridge over the Arda River in a narrow gorge. It is 10 km (6.2 mi) from the Bulgarian town of Ardino in the Rhodope Mountains and is part of the ancient road connecting the lowlands of Thrace with the north Aegean Sea coast. Dyavolski most was rebuilt between 1515 and 1518 by the Bulgarian Master Dimitar. Legend has it that the bridge was built by the Romans to link the Aegean Sea and the region of Thrace in Bulgaria. The bridge, the largest and best known of its kind in the Rhodopes, is 56 m (183.7 ft) long and has three arches, but also features holes with small semicircular arches to read water level. The Dyavolski most is 3.5 m (11.5 ft) wide and its main arch is 11.50 m (37.7 ft) high. A stone parapet, 12 cm (4.7 in) tall, is preserved on the sides, and breakwaters are placed opposite the stream. International long-distance hiking trail the Sultans Trai ...
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Chubrika
Chubrika ( bg, Чубрика) is a village in Ardino Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia, roughly by road southwest of the city of Kardzhali, and roughly by road east of the municipal town of Ardino. To the north is Yabalkovets Yabalkovets ( bg, Ябълковец) is a mountain village in Ardino Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia, and roughly by road northeast of the municipal town of Ardino. To the southeast is Chub ... and to the northeast is Kobilyane, along the 865 road. It covers an area of and as of 2007 had a population of 153 people. It was formerly called Fakrŭ Bunar. References Villages in Kardzhali Province {{Kardzhali-geo-stub ...
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Avramovo, Kardzhali Province
Avramovo ( bg, Аврамово) is a village in Ardino Municipality, Kardzhali Province, in southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia, roughly by road southwest of the city of Kardzhali, and roughly by road east of the municipal town of Ardino Ardino ( bg, Ардино, formerly tr, Eğridere) is a town in southern Bulgaria, in the Rhodope Mountains. It is located in Kardzhali Province and it is also close to Smolyan. It is famous for its textile industry. It has a machine-buildin .... Boyno lies just to the east along the 865 road. It covers an area of and as of 2007 had a population of 6 people. Until 1934, the settlement had the name Ibrahimler. References Villages in Kardzhali Province {{Kardzhali-geo-stub ...
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Sabahattin Ali
Sabahattin Ali (25 February 1907 – 2 April 1948) was a Turkish novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. Early life He was born in 1907 in Eğridere township (now Ardino in southern Bulgaria) of the Sanjak of Gümülcine (now Komotini in northern Greece), in the Ottoman Empire. His father was an Ottoman officer, Selahattin Ali, and his mother Husniye. His father's family was from the Black Sea region. He lived in Istanbul, Çanakkale and Edremit before he entered the Teacher School in Balıkesir. His elementary and middle school education was interrupted by WWI, contributing to his difficult childhood. Then he was transferred from Balikesir to the School of Education in Istanbul, where he graduated in 1926 with a teacher's certificate. His various poems and short stories were published in the school’s student paper. After serving as a teacher in Yozgat for one year, he earned a fellowship from the Ministry of National Education and studied in Potsdam, German ...
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Gorno Prahovo
Gorno Prahovo ( bg, Горно Прахово) is a village in Ardino Municipality Ardino Municipality is a municipality in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. It includes the town of Ardino and 51 nearby villages. Demographics As of December 2018, the municipality of Ardino has 12,792 inhabitants. Only 4,002 inhabitants live in the ..., Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia. It covers an area of 8.191 square kilometres and as of 2007 had a population of 561 people. References Villages in Kardzhali Province {{Kardzhali-geo-stub ...
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Bistrogled
Bistrogled ( bg, Бистроглед) is a village in Ardino Municipality Ardino Municipality is a municipality in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. It includes the town of Ardino and 51 nearby villages. Demographics As of December 2018, the municipality of Ardino has 12,792 inhabitants. Only 4,002 inhabitants live in the ..., Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia. It covers an area of 2.602 square kilometres and as of 2007 had a population of 34 people. References Villages in Kardzhali Province {{Kardzhali-geo-stub ...
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Bashevo
Bashevo ( bg, Башево) is a village in Ardino Municipality Ardino Municipality is a municipality in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. It includes the town of Ardino and 51 nearby villages. Demographics As of December 2018, the municipality of Ardino has 12,792 inhabitants. Only 4,002 inhabitants live in the ..., Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia. It covers an area of 4.647 square kilometres and as of 2007 had a population of 168 people. References Villages in Kardzhali Province {{Kardzhali-geo-stub ...
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Ahryansko
Ahryansko ( bg, Ахрянско) is a village in Ardino Municipality Ardino Municipality is a municipality in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. It includes the town of Ardino and 51 nearby villages. Demographics As of December 2018, the municipality of Ardino has 12,792 inhabitants. Only 4,002 inhabitants live in the ..., Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia. It covers an area of 6.839 square kilometres and as of 2007 had a population of 51 people. References Villages in Kardzhali Province {{Kardzhali-geo-stub ...
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Brezen, Kardzhali Province
Brezen ( bg, Брезен) is a village in Ardino Municipality Ardino Municipality is a municipality in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. It includes the town of Ardino and 51 nearby villages. Demographics As of December 2018, the municipality of Ardino has 12,792 inhabitants. Only 4,002 inhabitants live in the ..., Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia. It covers an area of 7.21 square kilometres and as of 2007 had a population of 243 people. References Villages in Kardzhali Province {{Kardzhali-geo-stub ...
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Byal Izvor
Byal izvor ( bg, Бял извор) is a village in Ardino Municipality Ardino Municipality is a municipality in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. It includes the town of Ardino and 51 nearby villages. Demographics As of December 2018, the municipality of Ardino has 12,792 inhabitants. Only 4,002 inhabitants live in the ..., Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia. It covers an area of 19.928 square kilometres and as of 2007 had a population of 1713 people. References Villages in Kardzhali Province {{Kardzhali-geo-stub ...
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Bogatino
Bogatino ( bg, Богатино) is a village in Ardino Municipality Ardino Municipality is a municipality in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. It includes the town of Ardino and 51 nearby villages. Demographics As of December 2018, the municipality of Ardino has 12,792 inhabitants. Only 4,002 inhabitants live in the ..., Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia. It covers an area of 2.258 square kilometres and as of 2007 had a population of 114 people. References Villages in Kardzhali Province {{Kardzhali-geo-stub ...
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