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The Srebra ( bg, Сребра), also known as the Azmak (Азмак) is a river in southern Bulgaria, a left tributary of the river Maritsa, with a length of 21 km. The river takes its source under the name Zlatoselska reka at an altitude of 696 m at 1.7 km southwest of the village of
Svezhen Svezhen ( bg, Свежен) is a village located in southern Bulgaria, in municipality of Brezovo, Plovdiv Province. It is located in the Sredna Gora mountain range. Svezhen is 32 kilometers away from Karlovo and 68 km away from Plovdiv. The ...
in the mountain range of Sredna Gora. In its upper course it flows in a deep forested valley, covered with mixed deciduous forests of Austrian oak ('' Quercus cerris''), Hungarian oak ('' Quercus frainetto'') and pubescent oak ('' Quercus pubescens''), with Mediterranean species such as prickly juniper ('' Juniperus oxycedrus''). There are also shrubs of Jerusalem thorn ('' Paliurus spina-christi''), common lilac ('' Syringa vulgaris''), dwarf everlast ('' Helichrysum arenarium'') and blackberries ('' Rubus fruticosus''). The Srebra then flows into the Dondukovo Reservoir and enters the Upper Thracian Plain at the village of
Zlatosel Zlatosel ( bg, Златосел) is a village in southern Bulgaria, located in Brezovo Municipality, Plovdiv Province. The population of the village as of June 2020 is 88 people. Geography The village is located in a semi-mountainous area, on t ...
. It flows southwards from its source to the town of Rakovski and then turns in southeastern direction, passing though the village of Belozem. It flows into the Maritsa at an altitude of 131 m at 1.4 km west of the village of Mirovo. Its drainage basin covers a territory of 68 km2 or 0.12% of the Maritsa's total and borders the drainage basins of the Stryama to the west and southwest and the Brezovska reka to the east, both left tributaries of the Maritsa. The Srebra has predominantly rain feed with high water in January–May and low water in July–October. The average annual flow is only 0.28 m3/s due to the intensive use of the water for irrigation. The river flows mostly in Plovdiv Province, with a short section at its mouth in
Stara Zagora Province Stara Zagora ( bg, Област Стара Загора), formerly known as the Stara Zagora okrug, is a province of south-central Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre—the city of Stara Zagora—the sixt ...
. There are six settlements along its course: the villages of Zlatosel,
Drangovo Drangovo may refer to the following villages in Bulgaria: * Drangovo, Blagoevgrad Province * Drangovo, Kardzhali Province Drangovo is a village in Kirkovo Municipality Kirkovo Municipality is a municipality in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. The ...
and Otets Kirilovo in
Brezovo Municipality Brezovo ( bg, Брезово ) is a town in Southern Bulgaria. It is located in Plovdiv oblast and is close to the town of Rakovski. Populated places The following towns and villages are located inside the territory of Brezovo municipalit ...
and the town of Rakovski and villages of Shishmantsi and Belozem in
Rakovski Municipality Rakovski may refer to: Places *Rakovski (town), a town in Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria * Rakovski, Dobrich Province, a village in Dobrich Province, Bulgaria * Rakovski, Razgrad Province, a village in Razgrad Province, Bulgaria People with the surnam ...
, all of them in Plovdiv Province. Almost all of the river's waters are utilised for irrigation for the intensive agriculture in the Upper Thracian Plain.


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* {{cite book , ref={{harvid, Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria, 1980 , title=Географски речник на България , trans-title=Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria , last1=Мичев (Michev) , first1=Николай (Nikolay) , last2=Михайлов (Mihaylov) , first2=Цветко (Tsvetko) , last3=Вапцаров (Vaptsarov) , first3=Иван (Ivan) , last4=Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev) , first4=Светлин (Svetlin) , chapter= , year=1980 , language=Bulgarian , publisher=Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura) , location=София (Sofia) , isbn= Rivers of Bulgaria Landforms of Plovdiv Province Landforms of Stara Zagora Province