Kamchia (grape)
Kamchia or Kamchiya may refer to: * Kamchia (river), a 244.5 km long river in eastern Bulgaria. *Resort of Kamchiya, a Black Sea coastal resort named after the river in north-east Bulgaria. *Kamchia (biosphere reserve), a biosphere reserve in north-east Bulgaria which borders the resort and is also named after the river. * Kamchia (village), a village in central-western Bulgaria, Burgas Province. *Kamchiya Glacier Kamchiya Glacier (, ) is located on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated south of the glacial divide between the Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait, and south of Tundzha Glacier, west-southwest of Pimpirev Glac ...

Kamchiya
The Kamchiya (also Kamchia and Kamčija, bg, Камчия ) is a river in eastern Bulgaria. From its longest source, Golyama Kamchiya (Big Kamchiya), it has a total length of (. The river Kamchiya proper starts from the confluence of the two rivers springing from Eastern Stara Planina, Golyama Kamchiya (itself formed by the confluence of the rivers Ticha and Vrana) and Luda Kamchiya (considered major source), flows eastward to the Black Sea and empties into it 25 km south of Varna, in the Resort of Kamchiya. History In antiquity, the river was known as ''Panisos''; later, Slavs gave it the name of ''Ticha''. Its contemporary name is considered to be of Cuman origin. The Romans built the stronghold ''Erite'' on its bank. The Kamchia basin played a notable role in the history of the First Bulgarian Empire. Much of the Medieval Bulgarian Navy from the 9th to the 14th century was built at the river mouth thanks to the quality timber of the area. In the 18th century, Lipovans ...
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Resort Of Kamchiya
The Resort Complex of Kamchia, (Bulgarian ''Курортен Комплекс Камчия''), is a Black Sea coastal resort on the northern length of the coast of Bulgaria. It is located 25 km south of the Provincial Centre of Varna in the municipality of Avren and lies north of the mouth of the river Kamchia. It is mainly made up of "rest bases", (Bulgarian, ''Почивни Бази'') which are mini-resorts made up of individual villas and bungalows. There is also a functioning fishing village, and the remains of a military outpost, (now defunct). The resort has a transitional population which only remains for the summer season beginning in May and finishes at the end of September. History It was most built during the period in which Bulgaria was communist, (although there used to be a village beforehand). Many of the 'rest bases' (Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * ...
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Kamchia (biosphere Reserve)
The Kamchia Biosphere Reserve, ( bg, Биосферен Резерват Камчия) is a former UNESCO-listed biosphere reserve on the northern coastline of Bulgaria, comprising the floodplain at the mouth of the Kamchia River. Consisting largely of alluvial longose groves, (or the ''Longoz'' as it is also known), but also featuring some of the Black Sea coastline, the area of the protected habitats in the reserve, together with Kamchia Sands Protected Area, totals 1.200 ha. Established in 1977, it protects the primeval forest from the intensive logging and drainage that had decimated it by mid-20th century. It is situated 25 km south of the town of Varna, Bulgaria, Varna and is enclosed by the villages of Staro Oriahovo, Shkorpilovtsi and Bliznatsi. The biosphere reserve status was removed in 2017. History A reserve was established in 1951 to protect the remnants of floodplain forests which had once covered a considerably larger area. The biosphere reserve itself was esta ...
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Kamchia, Burgas Province
Kamchia ( bg, Камчия) is a village in eastern Bulgaria, located in Sungurlare Municipality of the Burgas Province. It lies on the river Luda Kamchia along the provincial road 7305. It currently does not have its own mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ... but instead is governed by the municipal mayor Stefan Kenov. Villages in Burgas Province {{Burgas-geo-stub ...
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