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Since 1937, every year on October 21 the town of Kardjali
celebrates its official public holiday. On this day in 1912, the town
was liberated from the Ottoman yoke. Kardjali is located in the very
heart of the eastern Rhodope mountain, along the two banks of the
Arda river, 100 km southeast of Plovdiv. 6000 years-old remains of
human life as well as ample examples of the presence of Thracian,
Roman, Byzantine, late-Ottoman and Bulgarian culture have been
found on the territory of the town. After the town's liberation from the
Ottoman rule in 1912, Kardjali became the "tobacco
warehouse of the eastern Rhodopes", as some of the best
quality tobaccos are grown on the special soils in the region.
Landmarks of interest are the 11th-12th century Bulgarian basilica
"St. John the Precursor", the Historical Museum, housed
in a vast mosque-like building and containing superb collections
from prehistoric ritual objects to ethnographic costumes and crafts.
The two big dams on both sides of the town are excellent places for
tourism, water sports and entertainment. Kardjali is the starting point
for visits to the numerous rock formations in the region-the Stone
Wedding and mushrooms, the Stone Forest, the Rock Widow, the
Rocks at Ustra, and the medieval fortress of Perperek. | |||
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