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Bulgaria is a country situated in Southeast Europe that occupies the eastern quarter of the Balkan peninsula, being the largest country within its geographic boundaries.It borders Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east.
Smolyan lakes (8 lakes) 4,5 Srebarna: 2: 3 Ustren lake: 0.15: Glacial lakes (in Pirin) Banderishki Lakes (17 lakes) 0.13: 12 Bashliiski Lakes (4 lakes) 0.02: 3 Breznishki Lakes (3 lakes) 0.04: Chairski Lakes (9 lakes) 0.09: 5,6 Dautovo Lake: Kremenski Lakes (5 lakes) 0.20: 27 Malokamenishki Lakes (20 lakes) Popovo Lake: 0.12: 27,5 Prevalski ...
Map of Old Great Bulgaria, c. 650 Карта на Велика България, ок. 650 година Based on: Рашев, Рашо (2005). „Прабългарите през V-VII век“, Трето издание, София: Орбел. ISBN 954-496-073-2. Date: 4 January 2008 (upload date) Source: Own work: Author: Nk: Other versions
There are 540 rivers in Bulgaria. [1] The longest river in Bulgaria is the Danube (2,888 km), which spans most of the country's northern border for a length of 470 km. The longest one to run through the country (and also the deepest) is the Maritsa (480 km), while the longest river that runs solely in Bulgaria is the Iskar (368 km).
Old Great Bulgaria (Medieval Greek: Παλαιά Μεγάλη Βουλγαρία, Palaiá Megálē Voulgaría), also often known by the Latin names Magna Bulgaria [5] and Patria Onoguria ("Onogur land"), [6] was a 7th-century Turkic nomadic empire formed by the Onogur-Bulgars on the western Pontic–Caspian steppe (modern southern Ukraine and southwest Russia). [7]
It was carved in a 100 m (330 ft) tall cliff, at a height of 23 m (75 ft), near the village of Madara. It dates to the beginning of the 8th century, when Madara was a sacred site of the First Bulgarian Empire. Near the relief, there are inscriptions in Medieval Greek, describing the events of the early Bulgarian state and its khans. [6] [7]
The discovery of the 6.8-foot (2-metre) tall statue was made during excavation work at the site of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica in southwestern Bulgaria, which lies close to the Greek border.
The Moesian Platform to the north extends into Romania and has Paleozoic rocks covered by rocks from the Mesozoic, typically buried by thick Danube River valley Quaternary sediments. In places, the Moesian Platform has small oil and gas fields. [1] Bulgaria is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and ...