Veleka River

The Veleka is a river in the very southeast of , as well as the very northeast of . It is 147 km long, of which 108 km lie in Bulgaria and 25 km are in Turkey.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Turkey and in Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Golema Dere”, “Ryeka Golyema”, “Ryeka Velika”, “Veleka”, and “Veleka Dere”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sinemorec and Ahtopol.

Village
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Sinemorets is a village and seaside resort on the coast of .

Town
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is a town and seaside resort on the southern . is situated 4 km northwest of Veleka River.

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is a village on the of , within Nature Park . Its rocky coast and small beach have limited its appeal to mass tourism, but it has earned a reputation for attracting artists and other creative types.

Veleka River

Latitude
42.06889° or 42° 4′ 8″ north
Longitude
27.96892° or 27° 58′ 8″ east
Open location code
8GJ93X99+HH
Geo­Names ID
726007
Wiki­data ID
Q2455311
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Veleka River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Veleka”
  • Bulgarian: “Велека”
  • Bulgarian: “Големо Дере”
  • Chinese: “韋萊卡河”
  • Czech: “Veleka”
  • Dutch: “Veleka”
  • Esperanto: “Veleka”
  • French: “Veleka”
  • German: “Weleka”
  • Hebrew: “ולקה”
  • Irish: “Veleka”
  • Italian: “Veleka”
  • Korean: “벨레카강”
  • Ladin: “Veleka”
  • Latvian: “Veleka”
  • Macedonian: “Велека”
  • Mingrelian: “ველეკა”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Veleka”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Veleka”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Велека”
  • Norwegian: “Veleka”
  • Persian: “ولکا”
  • Polish: “Begirmen”
  • Polish: “Weleka”
  • Romanian: “Veleka”
  • Russian: “Велека”
  • Serbian: “Велека”
  • Spanish: “Rio Veleka”
  • Spanish: “Río Veleka”
  • Spanish: “Veleka”
  • Tajik: “Велека”
  • Tajik: “Влко”
  • Turkish: “Kocadere”
  • Ukrainian: “Велека”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Krushkata and Palyo Kles.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sinemorets and Nos Sinemorets.

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