Kozhari () is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in southern

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

. It has a population of 63 as of 2022.

Geography

Kozhari is located in the southwestern part of

Smolyan Province Smolyan Province (, ''Oblast Smolyan''; former name Smolyan okrug) is a province in Southern-central Bulgaria, located in the Rhodope Mountains, neighbouring Greece to the south. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre — the ...

and has a territory of 10.147 km². It is part of

Borino Municipality Borino Municipality () is a municipality in Smolyan Province, southern Bulgaria. Covering a territory of 173,2 km2, it is the eighth largest of the ten municipalities in the province and takes 5.42% of its total area. It is among the few mun ...

and situated just north of the border with

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

. The closest settlement is the village of Buynovo to the northwest. The village is situated in the western part of the

Rhodope Mountains The Rhodopes (; , ; , ''Rodopi''; ) are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, and the largest by area in Bulgaria, with over 83% of its area in the southern part of the country and the remainder in Greece. Golyam Perelik is its highest peak ...

, about 2 km northwest of the source of the river Vacha and 13 km of the

Yagodinska Cave Yagodinska Cave () is a cave in the Rhodope Mountains, southern Bulgaria. It is included in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria and is named after the homonymous village nearby. With a total length of 10,500 m, Yagodinska is the fourth longest ...

Citations

{{Authority control Villages in Smolyan Province