Novi Iskar
Novi Iskar is a town in Western Bulgaria, located in Sofia City Province, which is a part of the Municipality of Sofia. It is often regarded as a northern suburb of Bulgarian capital Sofia and lies in the northern part of the Sofia Valley, with the Iskar Gorge beginning just north of the town.- Type: Town with 14,000 residents
- Description: city in Stolichna municipality, Sofia Capital oblast, Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Novi Iskŭr”, “Nowy Iskyr”, “Кумарица”, “Курило”, “Нові-Іскир”, and “Славовци”
- Postal code: 1780
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Podgumer and Svetovrachene.
Podgumer
Village
Podgumer is a village in Novi Iskar district of the… Podgumer is situated 4 km east of Novi Iskar.
Svetovrachene
Village
Svetovrachene is a village in Novi Iskar district… Svetovrachene is situated 4½ km southeast of Novi Iskar.
Kutina
Village
Katina is a village in Novi Iskar district of the… Kutina is situated 4½ km northwest of Novi Iskar.
Novi Iskar
- Categories: city in Bulgaria and locality
- Location: Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.81438° or 42° 48′ 52″ north
Longitude
23.35826° or 23° 21′ 30″ east
Population
14,000
Elevation
515 metres (1,690 feet)
Open location code
8GJ5R975+Q8
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Novi Iskar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نوفي إسكار”
- Bulgarian: “Нови Искър”
- Catalan: “Novi Iskar”
- Czech: “Novi Iskăr”
- Dutch: “Novi Iskar”
- French: “Novi Iskar”
- German: “Nowi Iskar”
- Greek: “Νόβι Ίσκαρ”
- Irish: “Novi Iskar”
- Japanese: “ノヴィ・イスカル”
- Japanese: “ノヴィ・イスクル”
- Kazakh: “Novï-Ïskır”
- Kazakh: “Нови-Искыр”
- Kazakh: “نوۆىي-ىيسكىر”
- Lithuanian: “Novi Iskeras”
- Persian: “نووی ایسکار”
- Polish: “Nowi Iskyr”
- Romanian: “Novi Iskăr”
- Russian: “Нови-Искыр”
- Silesian: “Novi Iskyr”
- Silesian: “Nowi Iskyr”
- South Azerbaijani: “نوی ایسکار”
- Swedish: “Novi Iskăr”
- Tatar: “Нови-Искыр”
- Turkish: “Novi İskır”
- Ukrainian: “Новий Іскир”
- Vietnamese: “Novi Iskar”
- “Нови Искър”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: m. Smagovo and Kurilo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Курило and Район Нови Искър.
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