Ardino
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| Ardino Ардино |
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| Coordinates: 41°35′N 25°8′E / 41.583°N 25.133°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) |
Kurdzhali |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Aydan "Lier" Serkan |
| Elevation | 684 m (2,244 ft) |
| Population (15.12.2004) | |
| - Total | 4,385 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal Code | 6750 |
| Area code(s) | 03651 |
Ardino (Bulgarian: Ардино, formerly Turkish: Eğridere) is a town in Southern Bulgaria, in the Rhodope Mountains. It is located in Kurdzhali oblast and is close to the town of Madan. It is famous for its textile industry. It has a machine-building factory and a tobacco manufacturing industry. Nearby natural phenomena include the Eagle rocks and the Dyavolski most (Devil's bridge), a tourist attraction 10 km from the town. She was a kaza centre in Gümülcine sanjak in Edirne vilayet as Eğridere before Balkan Wars during Ottoman rule[1]. She took present name in 1934[2] and was declared as a town in 1960.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ http://alex.eled.duth.gr/Istoria/thrace_english/Thracee7_7.htm 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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