Kardzhali, Bulgaria · Europe
Kardzhali is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Dzhebel, 11km from Perperikon.
Kardzhali is a town located in Kardzhali, Bulgaria. With a population of 44,071, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Kardzhali sits in Bulgaria, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Sofia time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Kardzhali to your route.
Kardzhali (Bulgarian: Кърджали [ˈkɤrd͡ʒɐli], Kărdžali; Turkish: Kırcaali), sometimes spelt Kardžali or Kurdzhali, is a town in the Eastern Rhodopes in Bulgaria, centre of Kardzhali Municipality and Kardzhali Province. The noted Kardzhali Reservoir is located nearby. It is an important regional economic hub.
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Kardzhali is located in Kardzhali, Bulgaria, Europe. The coordinates are 41.6450 latitude, 25.3658 longitude.
Kardzhali has a population of approximately 44,071 people, making it a town in Bulgaria.
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ancient ruins
The largest megalithic complex in the Balkans: an entire city with palace, shrine and streets hewn from a rocky hilltop in the Eastern Rhodopes, occupied from 5000 BCE and linked by legend to an oracle of Dionysus.
11 km · about 20 min drive
bridge
Elegant 16th-century Ottoman arch bridge spanning the Arda River in a wild Rhodope gorge near Ardino, reached by a short mountain road: a legendary photo stop steeped in folklore.
21 km · about 25 min drive
castle
A medieval fortress ruin with a surviving 13th-century church on a rock spur above the Chepelare river, beside the Asenovgrad–Smolyan road.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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