Ardino (Bulgarian: Ардино, formerly Turkish: Eğridere) is a town in southern Bulgaria, in the Rhodope Mountains. It is located in Kardzhali Province and it is also close to Smolyan.
Ardino
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| Coordinates: 41°35′N 25°08′E / 41.583°N 25.133°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Kurdzhali |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | İzzet Şaban |
| Elevation | 684 m (2,244 ft) |
| Population (15.12.2010) | |
• Total | 4,185 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 6750 |
| Area code | 03651 |
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It is famous for its textile industry. It has a machine-building factory and a tobacco manufacturing industry. Tourist attractions include the Belite Brezi, the Eagle rocks, and the Dyavolski most (Devil's bridge).
History
editUnder Ottoman rule, Ardino, then known in Turkish as Eğridere, was a kaza centre in the Sanjak of Gümülcine in the Adrianople Vilayet before the Balkan Wars.[1] Ardino received its name in 1934[2] and was declared as a town in 1960.[3] Ardino is the birthplace of Sabahattin Ali, Turkish novelist, poet and journalist.
Villages
edit- Avramovo
- Ahryansko
- Bashevo
- Bistrogled
- Bogatino
- Borovitsa
- Brezen
- Byal izvor
- Chervena skala
- Chernigovo
- Chubrika
- Glavnik
- Golobrad
- Gorno Prahovo
- Gurbishte
- Dedino
- Doyrantsi
- Dolno Prahovo
- Dyadovtsi
- Enyovche
- Hromitsa
- Iskra
- Kitnitsa
- Kroyachevo
- Latinka
- Levtsi
- Lenishte
- Lyubino
- Mak
- Mlechino
- Musevo
- Padina
- Paspal
- Pesnopoy
- Pravdolyub
- Ribartsi
- Rodopsko
- Rusalsko
- Svetulka
- Sedlartsi
- Sinchets
- Spoluka
- Srunsko
- Star chitak
- Stoyanovo
- Suhovo
- Temenuga
- Turna
- Turnoslivka
- Yabulkovets
- Zhaltusha
Notable natives
edit- Sabahattin Ali (1907–1948), Turkish novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist
References
edit- ^ http://alex.eled.duth.gr/Istoria/thrace_english/Thracee7_7.htm Archived 2010-10-12 at the Wayback Machine THRACE FROM THE CONGRESS OF BERLIN TILL THE BALKAN WARS (1878-1912)
- ^ http://www.visittobulgaria.com/visit/dir.asp?d=0-8-Ardino Ardino
- ^ http://ardino.blogspot.com/2008/02/blog-post_28.html Ardino
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