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Ardino

Coordinates: 41°35′N 25°08′E / 41.583°N 25.133°E / 41.583; 25.133
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Ardino
Ардино
Distant view of Ardino
Distant view of Ardino
Flag of Ardino
Ardino is located in Bulgaria
Ardino
Ardino
Location of Ardino
Coordinates: 41°35′N 25°08′E / 41.583°N 25.133°E / 41.583; 25.133
CountryBulgaria
Province
(Oblast)
Kurdzhali
Government
 • Mayorİzzet Şaban
Elevation
684 m (2,244 ft)
Population
 (15.12.2010)
 • Total4,185
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
6750
Area code03651
Main square in Ardino seen from the bridge.
Devil's bridge near Ardino.

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).

History

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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.

Villages

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Notable natives

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  • Sabahattin Ali (1907–1948), Turkish novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist

References

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