Ardino ( bg, Ардино, formerly tr, Eğridere) is a town in southern

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

, in the

Rhodope Mountains The Rhodopes (; bg, Родопи, ; el, Ροδόπη, ''Rodopi''; tr, 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 ...

. It is located in

Kardzhali Province Kardzhali Province ( bg, Област Кърджали, Oblast Kărdžali, tr, Kırcaali ili) is a province of southern Bulgaria, neighbouring Greece with the Greek regional units of Xanthi, Rhodope, and Evros to the south and east. It is 320 ...

and it is also close to

Smolyan Smolyan ( bg, Смолян) List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, is a town and ski resort in the south of Bulgaria near the border with Greece. It is the administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Smolyan Province. The town is built ...

. It is famous for its textile industry. It has a machine-building factory and a tobacco manufacturing industry. Tourist attractions include the

Belite Brezi Belite Brezi,( Bulgarian:Белите Брези or Бели Брези:''Beli Brezi'') is a natural reserve in Rhodopes. The reserve is located from the town of Kardzhali and from the town of Ardino. This is one of the places with the most dev ...

, the Eagle rocks and the

Dyavolski most The Dyavolski most ( bg, Дяволски мост, lit=Devil's Bridge; tr, Şeytan Köprüsü) is an arch bridge over the Arda River in a narrow gorge. It is 10 km (6.2 mi) from the Bulgarian town of Ardino in the Rhodope Mountains and is pa ...

(Devil's bridge). Under Ottoman rule, Ardino, then known in Turkish as Eğridere, was a

kaza A kaza (, , , plural: , , ; ota, قضا, script=Arab, (; meaning 'borough') * bg, околия (; meaning 'district'); also Кааза * el, υποδιοίκησις () or (, which means 'borough' or 'municipality'); also () * lad, kaza , ...

centre in the

Sanjak of Gümülcine The Sanjak of Gümülcine ( Ottoman Turkish: ''Sancak-i Gümülcine'', el, Υποδιοίκησις Γκιουμουλτζίνας, bg, Гюмюрджински санджак) was a second-level province (''sanjak'') of the Ottoman Empire in Thr ...

in the

Adrianople Vilayet The Vilayet of Adrianople or Vilayet of Edirne ( ota, ولايت ادرنه; ''Vilâyet-i Edirne'') was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire. This vilayet was split between Turkey and Greece in 1923, culminating i ...

before the

Balkan Wars The Balkan Wars refers to a series of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan States in 1912 and 1913. In the First Balkan War, the four Balkan States of Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria declared war upon the Ottoman Empire and defe ...

. Ardino received its name in 1934 and was declared as a town in 1960.http://ardino.blogspot.com/2008/02/blog-post_28.html Ardino Ardino is the birthplace of

Sabahattin Ali Sabahattin Ali (25 February 1907 – 2 April 1948) was a Turkish novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. Early life He was born in 1907 in Eğridere township (now Ardino in southern Bulgaria) of the Sanjak of Gümülcine (no ...

, Turkish novelist, poet and journalist.

Villages

* Avramovo *

Ahryansko Ahryansko ( bg, Ахрянско) is a village in Ardino Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situat ...

Bashevo Bashevo ( bg, Башево) is a village in Ardino Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in ...

Bistrogled Bistrogled ( bg, Бистроглед) is a village in Ardino Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is s ...

Bogatino Bogatino ( bg, Богатино) is a village in Ardino Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situate ...

* Borovitsa * Brezen *

Byal izvor Byal izvor ( bg, Бял извор) is a village in Ardino Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situ ...

* Chervena skala * Chernigovo *

Chubrika Chubrika ( bg, Чубрика) is a village in Ardino Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia, roughly by road southwest of the city of Kardzhali Kardzhali ( bg, Кърджали , ''Kărdžali'' ...

* Glavnik * Golobrad *

Gorno Prahovo Gorno Prahovo ( bg, Горно Прахово) is a village in Ardino Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgari ...

* Gurbishte * Dedino *

Doyrantsi Doyrantsi ( bg, Дойранци) is a small hamlet in Ardino Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is s ...

* Dolno Prahovo * Dyadovtsi * Enyovche * Hromitsa *

Iskra ''Iskra'' ( rus, Искра, , ''the Spark'') was a political newspaper of Russian socialist emigrants established as the official organ of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP). History Due to political repression under Tsar Nicho ...

* Kitnitsa * Kroyachevo * Latinka * Levtsi * Lenishte * Lyubino *

Mak Mak may refer to: People *Mak Dizdar (1917 - 1971), Bosnian poet *Muhammad Arshad Khan, Pakistani painter popularly known as "MAK" *Alan Mak (director) (born 1968), Hong Kong film director *Alan Mak (politician) (born 1984), British Member of Par ...

* Mlechino * Musevo * Padina * Paspal *

Pesnopoy Pesnopoy ( bg, Песнопой) is a village in Ardino Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located southeast of Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is ...

* Pravdolyub * Ribartsi * Rodopsko * Rusalsko * Svetulka * Sedlartsi *

Sinchets Sinchets ( bg, Синчец) is a small mountain village in Ardino Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located from Sofia. It lies at altitude of , by winding road to the southeast of Ardino Ardino ( bg, Ард� ...

Spoluka Spoluka ( bg, Сполука) is a village in Ardino Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is located southeast of Sofia. It covers an area of 3.4 square kilometres and as of 2013 it had a population of 18 people. Spolu ...

* Srunsko * Star chitak * Stoyanovo * Suhovo * Temenuga * Turna * Turnoslivka * Yabulkovets * Zhaltusha

Notable natives

(1907–1948), Turkish novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist

References

Towns in Bulgaria Cities and towns in the Rhodopes Populated places in Kardzhali Province {{Kardzhali-geo-stub