Chukur
Chukur is a stream in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria and has an elevation of 1,040 metres. Chukur is situated nearby to the locality Chepino, as well as near the village Grashevo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lepenitsa Cave and Velingrad South.
Lepenitsa Cave
Cave
Lepenitsa is a cave in the Rhodope Mountains, southern Bulgaria. Lepenitsa is among the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria of the Bulgarian Tourist Union. It was declared a natural landmark in 1962. Lepenitsa Cave is situated 2½ km southeast of Chukur.
Velingrad South
Railway stop
Velingrad South is a railway stop, which is situated 4 km north of Chukur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grashevo and Velingrad.
Grashevo
Village
Photo: Moherat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grashevo is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Chukur.
Velingrad
Town
Photo: Klearchos Kapoutsis, CC BY 2.0.
Velingrad is a town in Pazardzhik Province, Southern Bulgaria, located at the western end of Chepino Valley, part of the Rhodope Mountains. It is the administrative center of the homonymous Velingrad Municipality and one of the most popular Bulgarian balneological resorts. Velingrad is situated 7 km north of Chukur.
Rakitovo
Town
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rakitovo is a town in the Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria. As of 2005 the population was 8,952. It is located in the northern part of the Rhodopi mountains at 12 km to the east of Velingrad and 7 km to the southwest of the Batak Reservoir. Rakitovo is situated 9 km east of Chukur.
Chukur
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.96667° or 41° 58′ northLongitude
23.98333° or 23° 59′ eastElevation
1,040 metres (3,412 feet)Open location code
8GH5XX8M+M8GeoNames ID
732406
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In Other Languages
“Chukur” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Чукур”
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