| Official Name: | Yabalkovets |
| Native Name: | Ябълковец |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
| Pushpin Label Position: | Location in Bulgaria |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bulgaria |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kardzhali Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ardino |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.232 |
| Population As Of: | 2013 |
| Population Total: | 204 |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 41.5953°N 25.1831°W |
Yabalkovets (Bulgarian: Ябълковец) is a mountain village in Ardino Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia, and roughly by road northeast of the municipal town of Ardino.[1] To the southeast is Chubrika. It covers an area of 11.232 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 204 people.[2]
In 2012, Yabulkovets Mountain Inn, a.k.a. Mountain View Wellness Complex, with 32 rooms, restaurant, sauna, Jacuzzi, steam bath, indoor and outdoor pools and other facilities opened.