Rish Pass ( bg, Ришки проход, Rishki Prohod) is a
mountain pass in the
Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina) 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 Macedo ...
. It connects
Shumen and
Karnobat
Karnobat ( bg, Карнобат ) is a town in the Burgas Province, Southeastern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Karnobat Municipality. According to the 2021 census, the town has a population of 16,483 inhabitants.h ...
. On the Shumen side of the pass is the village of
Rish
Rish ( bg, Риш Riš) is a village in Smyadovo Municipality, Shumen Province, Bulgaria, with a population of 604 as of 2019.
Population
According to the 2011 Census, the population of Rish consists mainly of Bulgarian Turks (72.6%), followe ...
.
The
Battle of the Rishki Pass
The Battle of the Rishki Pass () or Battle of Veregava took place in the pass of the same name, in Stara Planina, Bulgaria in 759. It was fought between the Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire. The result was a Bulgarian victory.
Origins ...
was fought here in 759 between
Bulgarians
Bulgarians ( bg, българи, Bǎlgari, ) are a nation and South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and the rest of Southeast Europe.
Etymology
Bulgarians derive their ethnonym from the Bulgars. Their name is not completely unders ...
and
Byzantines which resulted in a Bulgarian victory.
Mountain passes of Bulgaria
Balkan mountains
Landforms of Shumen Province
Landforms of Burgas Province
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