: Гребен, meaning "ridge" or literally "comb") is a
mountain
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in southeastern
Serbia
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, with a small section of the southwestern ridge in
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 ...
.
It is named after a large karst
ridge
A ridge or a mountain ridge is a geographical feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for an extended distance. The sides of the ridge slope away from the narrow top on either side. The line ...
that runs along its spine. Greben rises near the village of
Poganovo
Poganovo () is a village/town near Jerma river in the Serbian municipality of Dimitrovgrad, near the border with Bulgaria. The 14th century Serbian Orthodox
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in Serbia, in the municipality of Dimitrovgrad, and extends southeast towards the Bulgarian village of
Vrabcha
Vrabcha ( bg, Врабча) is a small divided village in Tran Municipality, Pernik Province. It is located in western Bulgaria, 70 km from the capital city of Sofia and 10 km from the town of Tran. The village was first mentioned in 145 ...
. Prior to the
Treaty of Neuilly
The Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine (french: Traité de Neuilly-sur-Seine) required Bulgaria to cede various territories, after Bulgaria had been one of the Central Powers defeated in World War I. The treaty was signed on 27 November 1919 at Neuilly ...
of 1919, after the
First World War
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, the area was part of Bulgaria.
Its highest peak ''Beženište'' (or ''Dziglina livada'') stands at an elevation of 1,338 meters above sea level. The highest peak that falls within Bulgaria is ''Dragovski kamak'' (Драговски камък), at 1,118 m. Due to the characteristic pyramidal shape of its north face, Dragovski kamak is referred to as the "
Matterhorn
The (, ; it, Cervino, ; french: Cervin, ; rm, Matterhorn) is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a large, near-symmetric pyramidal peak in the extended Monte Rosa area of the ...
Vlaška planina
Vlaška planina (Serbian Cyrillic: Влашка планина) is a mountain in southeastern Serbia, near the town of Dimitrovgrad. Its highest peak ''Panica'' has an elevation of above sea level. With Greben, Vlaška planina forms the gorge of ...
, Greben forms the attractive canyon (''Poganovsko ždrelo'') of the
Jerma Jerma may refer to:
* Jerma (river), a river of Serbia and Bulgaria
* Jerma people, an ethnic group of Niger and neighbouring countries
* Jerma language, a language of West Africa
* Jerma (Libya), an archaeological site in Libya
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(Erma) river.
Greben Hill
Greben Hill ( bg, хълм Гребен, ‘Halm Greben’ \'h&lm 'gre-ben\) is the hill rising to 924 m in Srednogorie Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 2.81 km north-northwest of Ledenika Peak, 5.12 km southwest of Corn ...