Yakoruda
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Yakoruda is a Bulgaria
n town located in the southwestern part of the country. A part of the Blagoevgrad Province
, it is the seat of the municipality which is the north-easternmost in the province. The town lies in the Rhodope Mountains
, along the Mesta River
, 26 km west of the town of Velingrad
. Yakoruda was proclaimed a town on 9 September 1964, having previously been officially classified as a village.
A plurality of the residents are Muslim Bulgarians (Pomaks
), the rest being for the most part Eastern Orthodox.
Notable natives are Survivor BG
season one runner-up Ahmed Shuganov and Minister of Labour and Social Policy Emiliya Maslarova.
on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica is named after Yakoruda.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n town located in the southwestern part of the country. A part of the Blagoevgrad Province
Blagoevgrad Province
Blagoevgrad Province , also known as Pirin Macedonia , is a province of southwestern Bulgaria. It borders four other Bulgarian provinces to the north and east, Greece to the south, and the Republic of Macedonia to the west. The province has 14 municipalities with 12 towns...
, it is the seat of the municipality which is the north-easternmost in the province. The town lies in the Rhodope Mountains
Rhodope Mountains
The Rhodopes are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, with over 83% of its area in southern Bulgaria and the remainder in Greece. Its highest peak, Golyam Perelik , is the seventh highest Bulgarian mountain...
, along the Mesta River
Mesta River
The Nestos or Mesta , formerly the Mesta Karasu , is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. It rises in the Rila Mountains and flows into the Aegean Sea near the island of Thasos. It plunges down towering canyons toward the Aegean Sea through mostly metamorphic formations...
, 26 km west of the town of Velingrad
Velingrad
Velingrad is a town in Pazardzhik Province, Southern Bulgaria, located at the western end of Chepino Valley, part of the Rhodope Mountains. It is the administrative center of the homonymous Velingrad Municipality and one of the most popular Bulgarian balneological resorts...
. Yakoruda was proclaimed a town on 9 September 1964, having previously been officially classified as a village.
A plurality of the residents are Muslim Bulgarians (Pomaks
Pomaks
Pomaks is a term used for a Slavic Muslim population native to some parts of Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo. The Pomaks speak Bulgarian as their native language, also referred to in Greece and Turkey as Pomak language, and some are fluent in Turkish,...
), the rest being for the most part Eastern Orthodox.
Notable natives are Survivor BG
Survivor BG
Survivor BG is the Bulgarian version of the reality show Survivor, broadcast and produced by bTV.-Season 1:The show's first season was filmed on a deserted island in the Caribbean off the coast of the Dominican Republic in the summer of 2006 by an international Bulgarian-Argentine team...
season one runner-up Ahmed Shuganov and Minister of Labour and Social Policy Emiliya Maslarova.
Municipality
Yakoruda is the seat of Yakoruda municipality (part of Blagoevgrad Province), which includes the following 8 places:
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Konarsko Konarsko is a village in the municipality of Yakoruda, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:... Smolevo Smolevo is a village in the municipality of Yakoruda, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:... Yurukovo Yurukovo is a village in the municipality of Yakoruda, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Honour
Yakoruda GlacierYakoruda Glacier
Yakoruda Glacier is a glacier on the west slopes of Dryanovo Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 3.5 km in north-south direction and 2.5 km in east-west direction. Bounded by Greaves Peak, Hrabar Nunatak and Crutch Peak to the north, Lloyd Hill...
on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica is named after Yakoruda.