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Pancharevo Gorge (Pancharevo saddle) is a deep and narrow
gorge A canyon (; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), gorge or chasm, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosion, erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tend ...
in the upper stream of the
Iskar River The Iskar (, ; ) is a right tributary of the Danube. With a length of 368 km, it is the longest river that runs entirely within Bulgaria.
in western Bulgaria. It is sandwiched between the mountains of
Vitosha Vitosha ( ), the ancient ''Scomius'' or ''Scombrus'', is a mountain massif, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Vitosha is one of the symbols of Sofia and the closest site for hiking, alpinism and skiing. Convenient bus lines and ...
and Plana to the southwest and the Lozen Mountain to the northeast. The gorge forms the boundary between
Samokov Samokov ( ) List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, is a town in Sofia Province in the southwest of Bulgaria. It is situated in Samokov Valley between the mountain ranges of Rila, Vitosha and Sredna Gora, 55 kilometres from the capital Sofia. Due ...
and
Sofia Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...
valleys. Its average altitude is 700 m. The villages of
Pancharevo Pancharevo (, , also transcribed as Pančarevo) is a district located on the outskirts of the Bulgarian capital Sofia and occupies the southeastern part of the Capital Municipality. Geographically, it lies partially in the Sofia Valley and the m ...
, Kokalyane and Dolni Pasarel also located in the gorge. In the narrowest part of the gorge
Iskar River The Iskar (, ; ) is a right tributary of the Danube. With a length of 368 km, it is the longest river that runs entirely within Bulgaria.
makes a meander in which right beach is located Urvich medieval fortress, and in the left - Kokalyane monastery. In the gorge are situated the Pancharevo Lake and the Pasarel Reservoir. Canyons and gorges of Bulgaria Landforms of Sofia Province Landforms of Sofia City Province {{Bulgaria-geo-stub