Gerlovo or Gerilovo ( bg, Герлово or Герилово), is a small geographic and ethnographic region in

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Bulgaria, a hilly fertile valley in the northeastern

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, south of the Ludogorie region. It lies between the Lisa, Preslav-Dragoevo and Kotel-Varbitsa mountains and covers much of Varbitsa municipality of Shumen Province, with smaller parts in Omurtag municipality ( Targovishte Province) and Kotel municipality ( Sliven Province). The main river is the Kamchiya, which runs through the entire valley and forms the Ticha Reservoir; the only sizable town is Varbitsa. Four strategically important

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es run through the region: the Preslav Pass, Dervent Pass, Kotel Pass and Varbitsa Pass. The population mostly consists of Bulgarians and Turksbr>
there is an Alians, Alian community. Gerlovo Beach on Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula in Livingston Island, Antarctica is named after Gerlovo region.Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica:
Gerlovo Beach.

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* * {{coord, 43, 3, N, 26, 38, E, region:BG, display=title Regions of Bulgaria Geography of Bulgaria Historical regions in Bulgaria Geography of Shumen Province Geography of Targovishte Province Geography of Sliven Province