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The 7th Rila Infantry Division was a Bulgarian Army unit that played a significant role in the country's military history, particularly during the Balkan Wars, World War I, and World War II. Named after the Rila Mountains, it was primarily formed from soldiers recruited in southwestern Bulgaria, making it deeply tied to the region. 7th Rila ...
Rila is a mountain range in south-western Bulgaria, part of the Rila–Rhodope Massif. [3] It is situated between five valleys – Dupnitsa Valley to the north-west, Samokov Valley to the north, Kostenets–Dolna Banya Valley to the north-east, Razlog Valley to the south and Blagoevgrad Valley to the south-west.
Bulgaria's highest mountains are Rila (highest peak Musala, 2925 m; the highest in the Balkans) and Pirin (highest peak Vihren, 2914 m). The large mountain chain of Stara planina (Balkan Mountains) runs west–east across the entire country, bisecting it and giving the name to the entire Balkan peninsula.
Marishki Chal (Bulgarian: Маришки чал) is a summit in the eastern part of the Rila mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria reaching height of 2,765 m. [1] [2] It is located in Rila National Park. The summit is built up of granite. [1]
English: Geographic map of Rhodope Mountains,Rila and Pirin in Bulgaria and Greece (in English) UTM projection, WGS84 datum Geographic limits of the map: West: 23.10° E; East: 26.40° E; North: 40.58° N; South: 42.30° N; Sources of data: Topography: NASA SRTM3; Transport, Rivers, Places: OpenStreetMap
The lakes are formed in three interconnected cascading cirques, giving rise to the glacial valley of the Musalenska Bistritsa, which starts at Rila's highest summit Musala and reaches the winter resort of Borovets further downstream in a northern direction, in the northern foothills of Rila. The first cirque, measuring 740 × 490 m, hosts the ...
Pages in category "Mountains of Rila" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Belmeken (peak)
Rila Monastery Nature Park is situated in the Rila mountain range in the south-west of the country. It is entirely located in Rila Municipality of Kyustendil Province with coordinates between 42°03' and 42°11' northern latitude and 23°12' до 23°32' eastern longitude.