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2. Balkan Mountains - Wikipedia

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   The Balkan Mountains have had a significant and special place in the history of Bulgaria since its founding in 681. It was a natural fortress of the Bulgarian Empire for centuries and formed an effective barrier to Moesia where most of the medieval capitals were located.

3. List of mountains in Bulgaria - Wikipedia

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   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.

4. Geography of Bulgaria - Wikipedia

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   The Balkan Mountains form a barrier which effectively stops the cool air masses coming from the north and the warm masses from the south. [40] The barrier effect of the Balkan Mountains is felt throughout the country: on the average, northern Bulgaria is about one degree cooler and receives about 192 mm more rain than lowlands of southern Bulgaria.

5. Central Balkan National Park - Wikipedia

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   The Central Balkan National Park (Bulgarian: Национален парк Централен Балкан) is a national park in the heart of Bulgaria, nestled in the central and higher portions of the Balkan Mountains. Its altitude varies from 550 metres (1,800 ft) near the town of Karlovo to 2,376 metres (7,795 ft) at Botev Peak, the highest ...

6. Botev Peak - Wikipedia

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   Botev Peak (Bulgarian: (връх) Ботев[3] Bulgarian pronunciation: [ (vrɤx) ˈbɔtɛf]) is, at 2,376 metres (7,795 ft) above sea level, the highest peak of the Balkan Mountains in southeastern Europe. It is located close to the geographic centre of Bulgaria, and is part of the Central Balkan National Park. Until 1950, when it was renamed ...

7. Rila - Wikipedia

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   Rila (Bulgarian: Рила, pronounced [ˈriɫɐ]) is the highest mountain range of Bulgaria, the Balkan Peninsula, and Southeast Europe. It is situated in southwestern Bulgaria and forms part of the Rila– Rhodope Massif. The highest summit is Musala at an elevation of 2,925 m which makes Rila the sixth highest mountain range in Europe after ...

8. List of mountains of the Balkans - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of the top 20 highest ultra prominent mountains in mainland Balkan Peninsula. Musala Peak, Rila Mountain, Bulgaria. Mytikas Peak, Mount Olympus, Greece. Maja e Jezercës, Accursed Mountains, Albania. Vihren, Pirin Mountain, Bulgaria. Radomir/Kalabak/Kerkini, Belasitsa, Bulgaria and Greece. View of Botev Peak from I-6 road (Bulgaria)

9. Pirin - Wikipedia

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   granite, gneiss, marble, limestone. The Pirin Mountains (Bulgarian: Пирин [ˈpirin]) are a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria, with the highest peak, Vihren, at an altitude of 2,914 m (9,560 ft). The range extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the north-west to the south-east and is about 40 km (25 mi) wide, spanning a territory of 2,585 ...