Kasak ( bg, Късак) is a village in southwestern
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 located in the municipality of
Dospat Municipality
The Dospat Municipality is a municipality in southwestern Bulgaria and is one of the municipalities in the Smolyan Province.
Geography
It covers the southwestern Rhodope Mountains. 8 settlements belong to the municipality with a total of 82 ...
of the
Smolyan Province
Smolyan Province ( bg, Област Смолян, ''Oblast Smolyan''; former name Smolyan okrug) is a province in Southern-central Bulgaria, located in the Rhodope Mountains, neighbouring Greece to the south. It is named after its administrative ...
.
Geography
The village of Kasak is located in the
Western Rhodope Mountains. It is situated in the
Chech region.
Religion
The population is
Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
. Most inhabitants of the village are
Pomaks
Pomaks ( bg, Помаци, Pomatsi; el, Πομάκοι, Pomáki; tr, Pomaklar) are Bulgarian-speaking Muslims inhabiting northwestern Turkey, Bulgaria and northeastern Greece. The c. 220,000 strong ethno-confessional minority in Bulgaria is ...
.
Notes
Villages in Smolyan Province
Chech
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