Cherna Mesta (village) is a village in
Yakoruda Municipality, in
Blagoevgrad Province, 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 Macedo ...
.
Guide Bulgaria
Accessed May 5, 2010
Most inhabitants 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 ...
, but they tend to declare themselves as ethnic Turks. The main religion in Cherna Mesta is Islam.
References
Villages in Blagoevgrad Province
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