Ardino
Ардино | |
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Coordinates: 41°35′N 25°08′E / 41.583°N 25.133°E | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Province (Oblast) | Kurdzhali |
Government | |
• Mayor | İzzet Şaban |
Elevation | 684 m (2,244 ft) |
Population (15.12.2010) | |
• Total | 4,185 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Postal Code | 6750 |
Area code | 03651 |
Ardino ( Bulgarian: Ардино, formerly Turkish: Eğridere) is a town in southern Bulgaria, in the Rhodope Mountains. It is located in Kardzhali Province and it is also close to Smolyan.
It is famous for its textile industry. It has a machine-building factory and a tobacco manufacturing industry. Tourist attractions include the Belite Brezi, the Eagle rocks and the Dyavolski most (Devil's bridge). Under Ottoman rule, Ardino, then known in Turkish as Eğridere, was a kaza centre in the Sanjak of Gümülcine in the Adrianople Vilayet before the Balkan Wars. [1] Ardino received its name in 1934 [2] and was declared as a town in 1960. [3] Ardino is the birthplace of Sabahattin Ali, Turkish novelist, poet and journalist.