Veleka River
The Veleka is a river in the very southeast of Bulgaria, as well as the very northeast of European Turkey. It is 147 km long, of which 108 km lie in Bulgaria and 25 km are in Turkey.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Sinemorec
Village
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sinemorets is a village and seaside resort on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria.
Ahtopol
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ahtopol is a town and seaside resort on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Ahtopol is situated 4 km northwest of Veleka River.
Varvara
Varvara is a village on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria, within Nature Park Strandzha. 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
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Burgas, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Veleka River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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”
- 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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