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Ikhtimanska Sredna Mountains

mountains, Bulgaria
Also known as: Ikhtiman Sredna Mountains

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The Ikhtimanska Sredna is the westernmost part of the Sredna Mountains in central Bulgaria. This range is a discontinuous chain south of the Balkan Mountains and shares a similar east-west orientation. Structurally, the Sredna Mountains are considered part of the larger Rhodope Mountains, separated by the Thracian Plain. The Ikhtimanska Sredna is characterized as an irregular, forested, hilly region with a sparse population. Its eastern boundary is marked by the Topolnitsa River.1

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  1. Sredna Mountains
  2. Balkan Mountains

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