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Blagoevgrad
Blagoevgrad , city (1993 pop. 72,853), SW Bulgaria, is a farming region known especially for its tobacco. The city has one of the largest tobacco-fermentation factories in the Balkans. In Thracian times a settlement was established around the warm mineral springs that still attract visitors to Blagoevgrad. The city is named for Dimiter Blagoev, founder of the Bulgarian Communist party. |
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"Blagoevgrad." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Blagoevgrad." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Blagoevg.html "Blagoevgrad." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Blagoevg.html |
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Blagoevgrad
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria Skaptopara, Dzhumaja, Gorna Dzhumaja The first Thracian name gave way to the following Turkish names, meaning ‘Mountain Market’ during the Turkish occupation which lasted from 1396 to 1878. In 1950 the town was renamed after Dimitŭr Blagoev (1856–1924), a Macedonian Marxist who founded the Bulgarian Communist Party.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Blagoevgrad." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Blagoevgrad." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Blagoevgrad.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Blagoevgrad." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Blagoevgrad.html |
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