Sights in Municipality Kirkovo

About 300 meters from the mosque "Eddie kazlar" (from Turkish - The Seven Maidens), in the old Turkish cemetery of the village of Podkova, are located several stones, for which it is believed they are curative. According to the locals, their max power is on May 6 - the Muslim holiday Hadarlez. This...

"The Mosque of the seven maidens" in the village of Podkova is one of the oldest mosques in Bulgaria. It is unique with the fact that for its construction was not used any nail.According to legend, it was built by seven girls whose beloved never returned from a war. They sold their dowry to purchase...

The village of Shumnatitsa is crossed by a small river and over it there have been built several bridges - some of which quite old. The first of the old bridges is located in the center of the neighborhood of Kamenska (near City Hall building), next to the new bridge, which passes through the ...

The Rock tomb in Mazhentsi (former village) is an evidence for the presence of Thracian tribes in theese lands from the end of the second millennium BC. The site is located northeast of the center of the village Dedets and is a well preserved domed tomb which resembles a cave. It is cut in the base...

Near the road between the villages of Dobromirtsi and Benkovski (Kardjali District) there is a very interesting rocky area. Here, for the centuries, the nature has carved the huge stones into various rock shapes of animals and plants. Among the most interesting formations are the "The Cr...

The stone formation "The Elephant" near the village of Kayaloba is located in the middle of a "stone field", in the eastern part of the village, after Dzhami Mahle (the neighborhood with the mosque).It amazingly resembles the figure of an elephant especially if observed from the ...

In the courtyard of the mosque of the village Benkovski (municipality Kirkovo) growс а very old (over 200 years-old) tree - an Oak, species of Quercus petraea sesiliflora. Some time ago the trees were 2 but one them was withered. The circumference of the tree trunk is about 4 meters. The Ancient oa...

The Tomb "Punar Kaya" (from Turkish - Stone Draw-well) is located near village of Stareyshino and is respected among the local population as a sacred place. From the tomb springs water, which is collected in two stone basin carved in the rock front of it. One of the tanks has a round shape and ot...

The mosque of village of Benkovski (Kirkovo municipality) is a large and impressive, recently renovated building, located near the village center. The site is operational and collects collected Muslim from throughout the region for prayers. In the courtyard of the mosque is situated another ...