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Novi Pazar

Shumen, Bulgaria · Europe

About Novi Pazar

Novi Pazar is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Kaspichan, 43km from Pobiti Kamani.

Novi Pazar is a town located in Shumen, Bulgaria. With a population of 13,276, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Novi Pazar 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 Novi Pazar to your route.

About Novi Pazar

Novi Pazar (Bulgarian: Нови пазар, "new marketplace") is a town in Shumen Province, northeastern Bulgaria, located in a hollow between the Shumen, Ludogorie and Provadiya plateaus, on the banks of the Kriva Reka ("twisting river"). It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Novi Pazar Municipality. As of

Read more December 2009, the town had a population of 12,673.

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Novi Pazar is located in Shumen, Bulgaria, Europe. The coordinates are 43.3500 latitude, 27.2000 longitude.

What is the population of Novi Pazar?

Novi Pazar has a population of approximately 13,276 people, making it a town in Bulgaria.

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Quick Information

Population
13,276
Continent
Europe
Country
Bulgaria
Region
Shumen
Timezone
Europe/Sofia
Coordinates
43.3500, 27.2000

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Bulgaria

Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
Driving side
right

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Worth the detour from Novi Pazar

2 notable places within an hour's drive.

ancient ruins

Madara Rider

A UNESCO-listed 8th-century relief carved 23 metres up a cliff face near Shumen, with a visitor car park and stepped approach.

11 km · about 20 min drive

natural wonder

Pobiti Kamani

A desert-like 'stone forest' west of Varna: hollow limestone columns up to 6 m tall formed 50 million years ago around methane seeps, standing in groups amid Bulgaria's only natural sand desert.

43 km · about 50 min drive

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Novi Pazar.

Kaspichan

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

5 km awayPop. 3,635

Pliska

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

7 km awayPop. 1,263

Vetrino

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

19 km awayPop. 1,368

Shumen

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

24 km awayPop. 72,342

Gara Hitrino

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

25 km awayPop. 1,302

Provadia

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

26 km awayPop. 13,755

Valchidol

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

29 km awayPop. 3,697

Kaolinovo

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

30 km awayPop. 1,537

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