Byala Reka
Byala reka is a 70 km-long river in the Rhodope Mountains of southern Bulgaria, the longest tributary of Luda reka, itself a right tributary of the Maritsa.Photo: Evgord, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Akische Chissar”, “Byala”, “Byala reka”, “Reka Akche Khisardere”, “Ryeka Akcha Sar Dere”, and “White river”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Athanasius Church and Church of Saint Athanasius.
Saint Athanasius Church
Church
Photo: KoDOfficial, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of Saint Athanasius is a small historical church located at the southern end of the village Alepochori in the Evros regional unit, built in the post-Byzantine era and specifically in 1729. Saint Athanasius Church is situated 2½ km northeast of Byala Reka.
Church of Saint Athanasius
Historic building
Photo: KoDOfficial, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of Saint Athanasius is a post-Byzantine church located in Metaxades, Greece. It is located on the southeast side of the village and was probably built around 1695. Church of Saint Athanasius is situated 4 km southeast of Byala Reka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alepochori and Siv Kladenets.
Alepochori
Village
Alepochori is a village in the Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. The village is considered very old and its inhabitants are native Greeks. Alepochori is situated 3 km northeast of Byala Reka.
Siv Kladenets
Village
Siv Kladenets is a village in the municipality of Ivaylovgrad, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria. It was known as "Gökçepınar" during Ottoman rule and was taken present name in 1934… Siv Kladenets is situated 3½ km southwest of Byala Reka.
Odrintsi
Village
Odrintsi, Haskovo Province is a village in the municipality of Ivaylovgrad, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria. Its former name was "Hallaçlı" before 1934… Odrintsi is situated 3½ km west of Byala Reka.
Byala Reka
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Haskovo, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Byala Reka” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Бяла река (Източни Родопи)”
- Bulgarian: “Бяла река (приток на Луда река)”
- Bulgarian: “Бяла река”
- Bulgarian: “Бяла Река”
- Cebuano: “Byala Reka (suba sa Oblast Khaskovo)”
- Cebuano: “Byala Reka”
- Dutch: “Byala reka”
- Greek: “Ασπροπόταμος”
- Greek: “Μπιάλα ρέκα”
- Hebrew: “ביאלה (נהר)”
- Macedonian: “Бјала Река (притока на Луда Река)”
- Macedonian: “Бјала Река”
- Romanian: “Beala Reka, Veliko Tărnovo”
- Swedish: “Bjala reka (vattendrag i Bulgarien, Chaskovo)”
- Swedish: “Bjala reka”
- Turkish: “Бяла река (приток на Луда река)”
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