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The Sofia Valley (Bulgarian: Софийска котловина, romanized: Sofiyska kotlovina), or Sofia Field (Bulgarian: Софийско поле, romanized: Sofiysko pole), is a valley in central western Bulgaria bordering Stara Planina to the northeast, the Viskyar, Lyulin, Vitosha and Lozen mountains to the southwest, the Vakarel Mountain to the southeast and the low Slivnitsa Heights ...
Sofia's development as a significant settlement owes much to its central position in the Balkans. It is situated in western Bulgaria, at the northern foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the Sofia Valley that is surrounded by the Balkan mountains to the north. The valley has an average altitude of 550 metres (1,800 ft).
Its drainage basin covers a territory of 774 km 2 or 9.0% of Iskar's total and drains the whole western portion of the Sofia Valley. [1] The Blato has high water in March–June and low water in July–October. The average annual discharge at the village of Petarch is 0.98 m 3 /s. [1] The river flows in Sofia and Sofia City Provinces. There are ...
There the river flows through the easternmost suburbs of the national capital Sofia and is crossed over by the runway of Sofia International Airport. [19] In the southern parts of the valley the Iskar has an inclination of 6.7‰ that decreases to 0.06‰ in the northern reaches of the valley near the town of Novi Iskar. [13]
Perlovska river (Bulgarian: Перловска река) is a river in the Sofia Valley in western Bulgaria.The river is 31 km long. It takes its source from the foothills of Vitosha mountain range, runs through the capital Sofia's South Park, separates the two lanes of Evlogi Georgiev Boulevard, runs through the neighbourhood Poduyane, and finally flows into the river Iskar.
It lies in the Sofia Valley, with the slopes of the Balkan Mountains to the north and Sredna Gora to the south-southeast, 24 km southeast of the capital city of Sofia. The number of Thracian , Roman , and Byzantine artifacts and ruins in the area proves that the surroundings of Elin Pelin have been inhabited since antiquity.
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Its basin encompasses the entire eastern areas of the Sofia Valley. [1] The Lesnovska reka has predominantly rain-snow feed with high water in April–June and low water in August–October. The average annual discharge at Chelopechene is 4.7 m 3 /s. [1] The river flows in Sofia Province and Sofia City Province.