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Musala

(Encyclopedia) MusalaMusalam&oomacr;säläˈ [key], mountain, 9,596 ft (2,925 m) high, SW Bulgaria. It is the highest peak of Bulgaria and of the Rhodope range.

Veliko Tŭrnovo

(Encyclopedia) Veliko TŭrnovoVeliko Tŭrnovovĕlēˈkō tûrˈnōvō [key], formerly Trnovo or Tirnovo, city (1993 pop. 69,059), N central Bulgaria, on the Yantra River. It is a commercial center and produces…

Macedonia, region, Europe

(Encyclopedia) MacedoniaMacedoniamăsˌədōˈnēə [key], region, SE Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula, divided among the countries of Greece, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia. A secret terrorist organization…

Gabrovo

(Encyclopedia) Gabrovo Gabrovo gäbrôˈvô [key], town, N central Bulgaria, in the foothills of the Balkan Mts. It is…

Balkan Wars

(Encyclopedia) Balkan Wars, 1912–13, two short wars, fought for the possession of the European territories of the Ottoman Empire. The outbreak of the Italo-Turkish War for the possession of Tripoli (…

Dobruja

(Encyclopedia) DobrujaDobrujadōˈbr&oobreve;jə, dôˈ– [key], Rom. Dobrogea, Bulg. Dobrudza, historic region, c.9,000 sq mi (23,300 sq km), SE Europe, in SE Romania and NE Bulgaria, between the…

Haskovo

(Encyclopedia) Haskovo Haskovo häsˈkōvōˌ [key] or Khaskovo Haskovo…

Neuilly, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia) Neuilly, Treaty ofNeuilly, Treaty ofnöyēˈ [key], 1919, peace treaty concluded between the Allies and Bulgaria after World War I. It was signed at Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Bulgaria…

Burgas

(Encyclopedia) Burgas Burgas b&oobreve;rgäsˈ [key], city, SE Bulgaria, on the Black Sea. It rivals Varna as the…

Stanishev, Sergei Dmitrievich

(Encyclopedia) Stanishev, Sergei Dmitrievich, 1966–, Bulgarian political leader and political scientist. Born in Ukraine, he studied at Moscow State Univ. (B.A., 1989; Ph.D., 1994), and taught in…