Ardino Explained

Official Name:Ardino
Native Name:Ардино
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Province
(Oblast)
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Ardino
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:İzzet Şaban
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Subdivision Name1:Kurdzhali
Population Total:4,185
Population As Of:15.12.2010
Elevation M:684
Postal Code:6750
Area Code:03651
Coordinates:41.5833°N 33°W

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).

History

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.

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Notable natives

Notes and References

  1. http://alex.eled.duth.gr/Istoria/thrace_english/Thracee7_7.htm THRACE FROM THE CONGRESS OF BERLIN TILL THE BALKAN WARS (1878-1912)
  2. http://www.visittobulgaria.com/visit/dir.asp?d=0-8-Ardino Ardino
  3. http://ardino.blogspot.com/2008/02/blog-post_28.html Ardino