Ardino
Ардино | |
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 Distant view of Ardino | |
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  Ardino Location of Ardino | |
| Coordinates: 41°35′N 25°08′E / 41.583°N 25.133°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Kurdzhali |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | İzzet Şaban |
| Elevation | 684 m (2,244 ft) |
| Population (15.12.2010) | |
| • Total | 4,185 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 6750 |
| Area code | 03651 |
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Ardino (Bulgarian: Ардино, formerly Turkish: Eğridere) is a town in southern Bulgaria, in the Rhodope Mountains. It is located in Kardzhali Province and it is also close to Smolyan.
It is famous for its textile industry. It has a machine-building factory and a tobacco manufacturing industry. Tourist attractions include the Belite Brezi, the Eagle rocks and the Dyavolski most (Devil's bridge). Under Ottoman rule, Ardino, then known in Turkish as Eğridere, was a kaza centre in the Sanjak of Gümülcine in the Adrianople Vilayet before the Balkan Wars.[1] Ardino received its name in 1934[2] and was declared as a town in 1960.[3] Ardino is the birthplace of Sabahattin Ali, Turkish novelist, poet and journalist.
