The Rhodopes (/ˈrɒdəpiːz/; Bulgarian: Родопи, Rodopi; Greek: Ροδόπη, Rodopi; Turkish: Rodoplar) are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, and the largest by area in Bulgaria, with over 83% of its area in the southern part of the country and the remainder in Greece. Golyam Perelik is its highest peak at 2,191 meters (7,188 ft). The mountain range gives its name to the terrestrial ecoregion Rodope montane mixed forests that belongs in the temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome and the Palearctic realm. The region is particularly notable for its karst areas with their deep river gorges, large caves and specific sculptured forms, such as the Trigrad Gorge.
A significant part of Bulgaria's hydropower resources are located in the western areas of the range. There are a number of hydro-cascades and dams used for electricity production, irrigation, and as tourist destinations. In Greece, there are also the hydroelectric power plants of Thisavros and Platanovrysi. The Rhodopes have a rich cultural heritage including ancient Thracian sites such as Perperikon, Tatul and Belintash, and medieval castles, churches, monasteries, and picturesque villages with traditional Bulgarian architecture from the 18th and 19th centuries.
The Rhodopes (/ˈrɒdəpiːz/; Bulgarian: Родопи, Rodopi; Greek: Ροδόπη, Rodopi; Turkish: Rodoplar) are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, and the largest...
Rhodope may refer to: Rhodope (mythology), a figure of Greek mythology RhodopeMountains, in Bulgaria and Greece Rhodope (regional unit), of Greece Rhodope...
the RhodopeMountains, generally following the watershed of the rivers Arda and Vacha on the Bulgarian side, runs through the Slavyanka Mountain, crosses...
Slavyanka mountains View from Papiya Peak, Strandzha Malyovitsa Peak in Rila List of mountain peaks in Pirin Rila Balkan MountainsRhodopeMountains List of...
Балканска; born 8 January 1942) is a Bulgarian folk music singer from the RhodopeMountains known locally for her wide repertoire of Balkan folk songs, but in...
and alpine zone in the mountains above 1000 m altitude (central Balkan Mountains, Rila, Pirin, Vitosha, western RhodopeMountains, etc.). The interaction...
and to the east the valley of the river Mesta separates it from the RhodopeMountains. Pirin is dotted with more than a hundred glacial lakes and is also...
rivers Maritsa (Evros) in the east, Mesta (Nestos) in the west, the RhodopeMountains in the north and the Aegean Sea in the south. Its total territory...
incomplete list of notable mountains on Earth, sorted by elevation in metres above sea level. For a complete list of mountains over 7200 m high, with at...
in Razgrad, Targovishte, Shumen and Silistra Provinces) and in the RhodopeMountains (mainly in Kardzhali Province and Smolyan Province). The first documented...
chain (westernmost section of the Rila-RhodopeMountains). The Šar Mountains and West Vardar/Pelagonia mountain range is a continuation between the Dinaric...
Possible Orphic Lyre rock engraving discovered in Bulgaria's Eastern RhodopeMountains Archived 2021-05-10 at the Wayback Machine 42°N 26°E / 42°N 26°E...
geology and parts of several mountain ranges: Dinaric Alps in the southwest, the northwestern corner of the Rila-RhodopeMountains in the southeast of the...
the mountain. Balkans Kom–Emine, a high-mountain long-distance trail along the main ridge of the Balkan Mountains List of mountain ranges Rhodope Mountains...
behind Vitosha and Sredna Gora, the RhodopeMountains to the southeast, Pirin to the south, Osogovo and Ruy Mountain to the west, and of course, the rest...
and the Byala ('white') river in the central RhodopeMountains. It is located at the foot of the mountain's highest peak Golyam Perelik (2191 m). Popular...
reasons.[clarification needed] The mass turn to Islam in the Central RhodopeMountains happened between the 16th and the 17th century. According to the Codes...
Bulgaria (Ludogorie and Rhodopes), as well as northern Greece in Eastern Macedonia (Serres region) and West Thrace (RhodopeMountains). The Turkish word for...
endemic to the RhodopeMountains in Bulgaria Sideritis euboea Heldr - found in the island of Euboea Sideritis hyssopifolia L. - mountains of the Iberian...
from very dark-red to bright yellow-orange, were found in Latinka, RhodopeMountains, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. Spessartine, like the other garnets...
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