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Northern Thrace, the Glossary

Northern Thrace or North Thrace (Северна Тракия, Severna Trakiya; Kuzey Trakya; Βόρεια Θράκη), also called Bulgarian Thrace, constitutes the northern and largest part of the historical region of Thrace.^[1]

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Historical regions in Bulgaria

Asenovgrad

Asenovgrad (Асеновград) is a town in central southern Bulgaria, part of Plovdiv Province.

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Balkan Mountains

The Balkan mountain range is located in the eastern part of the Balkans in Southeastern Europe.

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Black Sea

The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia.

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Burgas

Burgas (Бургас), sometimes transliterated as Bourgas, is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the fourth-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a population of 203,000 inhabitants, while 277,922 live in its urban area.

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Burgas Province

Burgas Province (translit, formerly the Burgas okrug) is a province in southeastern Bulgaria on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.

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Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria

Dimitrovgrad (Димитровград) is a town in Haskovo Province, Bulgaria.

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East Thrace

East Thrace or eastern Thrace (Doğu Trakya or simply Trakya; Anatolikí Thráki; Iztochna Trakiya), also known as Turkish Thrace or European Turkey, is the part of Turkey that is geographically a part of Southeast Europe.

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Eastern Rumelia

Eastern Rumelia (Iztochna Rumeliya; رومالی شرقى|Rumeli-i Şarkî; Anatoliki Romylia) was an autonomous province (oblast in Bulgarian, vilayet in Turkish) of the Ottoman Empire with a total area of 32,978 km2, which was created in 1878 by virtue of the Treaty of Berlin and de facto ceased to exist in 1885, when it was united with the Principality of Bulgaria, also under nominal Ottoman suzerainty.

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Haskovo

Haskovo (Хасково) is a city in the region of Northern Thrace in southern Bulgaria and the administrative centre of the Haskovo Province, not far from the borders with Greece and Turkey.

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Haskovo Province

Haskovo Province (Област Хасково - Oblast Haskovo, former name Haskovo okrug, Hasköy) is a province in southern Bulgaria, neighbouring Greece and Turkey to the southeast, comprising parts of the Thracian valley along the river Maritsa.

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Humid subtropical climate

A humid subtropical climate is a temperate climate type characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters.

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Kardzhali

Kardzhali (Кърджали, Kărdžali; Kırcaali), sometimes spelt Kardžali or Kurdzhali, is a town in the Eastern Rhodopes in Bulgaria, centre of Kardzhali Municipality and Kardzhali Province.

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Kardzhali Province

Kardzhali Province (Oblast Kyrdžali) is a province of southern Bulgaria, neighbouring Greece with the Greek regional units of Xanthi, Rhodope, and Evros to the south and east.

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Kazanlak

Kazanlak (Казанлък, known as Seuthopolis (Σευθόπολις) in ancient times, is a town in Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria. It is located in the middle of the plain of the same name, at the foot of the Balkan mountain range, at the eastern end of the Rose Valley.

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Maritsa

Maritsa or Maritza (Марица), also known as Evros (Έβρος) and Meriç (Meriç), is a river that runs through the Balkans in Southeast Europe.

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Nestos (river)

The Nestos, Mesta is a river in Bulgaria and Greece.

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Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm centered in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.

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Pazardzhik

Pazardzhik (Пазарджик) is a city situated along the banks of the Maritsa river, southern Bulgaria.

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Pazardzhik Province

Pazardzhik Province (Област Пазарджик Oblast Pazardzhik, former name Pazardzhik okrug) is a province in Southern Bulgaria, named after its administrative and industrial centre: the city of Pazardzhik.

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Plovdiv

Plovdiv (Пловдив) is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, 93 miles southeast of the capital Sofia.

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Plovdiv Province

Plovdiv Province (Област Пловдив: Oblast Plovdiv, former name Plovdiv okrug) is a province in central southern Bulgaria.

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Principality of Bulgaria

The Principality of Bulgaria (Knyazhestvo Balgariya) was a vassal state under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire.

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Provinces of Bulgaria

The provinces of Bulgaria (oblasti na Bǎlgariya) are the first-level administrative subdivisions of the country.

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Rhodope Mountains

The Rhodopes (Родопи, Rodopi; Ροδόπη, Rodopi; Rodoplar) are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, and the largest by area in Bulgaria, with over 83% of its area in the southern part of the country and the remainder in Greece.

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Sadovo

Sadovo (Садово) is a small town in Sadovo Municipality, Plovdiv Province, central Bulgaria, and the administrative center of Plovdiv.

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Sliven

Sliven (Сливен) is the eighth-largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and industrial centre of Sliven Province and municipality in Northern Thrace.

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Sliven Province

Sliven Province (Област Сливен, former name Sliven okrug) is a province in southeastern Bulgaria, named after its administrative and industrial centre—the city of Sliven.

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Smolyan

Smolyan (Смолян) is a town and ski resort in the south of Bulgaria near the border with Greece.

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Smolyan Province

Smolyan Province (Област Смолян, Oblast Smolyan; former name Smolyan okrug) is a province in Southern-central Bulgaria, located in the Rhodope Mountains, neighbouring Greece to the south.

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Southern Bulgaria

Southern Bulgaria (Южна България, Yuzhna Balgariya) is the southern half of the territory of Bulgaria, located to the south of the main ridge of the Balkan Mountains which conventionally separates the country into a northern and a southern part. Northern Thrace and southern Bulgaria are historical regions in Bulgaria.

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Sredna Gora

Sredna Gora (Средна гора) is a mountain range in central Bulgaria, situated south of and parallel to the Balkan Mountains and extending from the river Iskar to the west and the elbow of river Tundzha north of the city of Yambol to the east.

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Stara Zagora

Stara Zagora (Стара Загора) is a city in Bulgaria, and the administrative capital of Stara Zagora Province.

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Stara Zagora Province

Stara Zagora (Област Стара Загора), formerly known as the Stara Zagora okrug, is a province of south-central Bulgaria.

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Thrace

Thrace (Trakiya; Thráki; Trakya) is a geographical and historical region in Southeast Europe. Northern Thrace and Thrace are historical regions in Bulgaria.

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Upper Thracian Plain

The Upper Thracian Plain (Горнотракийска низина, Gornotrakiyska nizina) constitutes the northern part of the historical region of Thrace. Northern Thrace and Upper Thracian Plain are Bulgaria geography stubs.

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Western Thrace

Western Thrace or West Thrace (Θράκη, Thráki) also known as Greek Thrace or Aegean Thrace, is a geographic and historical region of Greece, between the Nestos and Evros rivers in the northeast of the country; East Thrace, which lies east of the river Evros, forms the European part of Turkey, and the area to the north, in Bulgaria, is known as Northern Thrace.

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Yambol

Yambol (Ямбол) is a city in Southeastern Bulgaria and administrative centre of Yambol Province.

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Yambol Province

Yambol (област Ямбол, oblast Yambol, former name Yambol okrug) is a province in southeastern Bulgaria, neighbouring Turkey to the south.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Thrace

Also known as Bulgarian Thrace, North Thrace.

Northern Thrace, the Glossary

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Historical regions in Bulgaria

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