Aheloy
The Aheloy, also known as the Achelous, is a river in eastern Bulgaria. It is 40 km long. The river is famous for being the site of the Battle of Achelous that took place on 20 August 917 between Bulgarian ruler Simeon I and the Byzantines under Leo Phocas during the Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 913–927.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Achelous”, “Aheloy River”, and “Kararaya Dere”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aheloy and Ravda.
Aheloy
Town
Photo: Арсенич, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aheloy is a town and seaside resort in Pomorie Municipality of Burgas Province. As of 2006 it had 2,175 inhabitants. It is situated in eastern Bulgaria, on the Black Sea Coast between the major port of Burgas to the south and the bustling tourist centres Nesebar, Slanchev Bryag, and Sveti Vlas to the north.
Ravda
Village
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Ravda a coastal village and seaside resort in southeastern Bulgaria, situated in Nesebar municipality, Burgas Province. Ravda is a small seaside resort on the Black Sea, located 3 km from Nesebar and 5 km from Sunny Beach. Ravda is situated 3½ km east of Aheloy.
Kamenar
Village
Kamenar is a village in the municipality of Pomorie, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria. Kamenar is situated 6 km west of Aheloy.
Aheloy
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Burgas, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Aheloy” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Aheloy”
- Bulgarian: “Акхелой”
- Bulgarian: “Ахелой”
- Cebuano: “Akheloy”
- Greek: “Αχελώος”
- Irish: “Aheloy”
- Macedonian: “Ахелој (река)”
- Macedonian: “Ахелој”
- Persian: “آهلو (رود)”
- Persian: “آهلو”
- Polish: “Achełoj”
- Portuguese: “Rio Aheloy”
- Russian: “Ахелой”
- Swedish: “Acheloj”
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