Pliska

Pliska was the first capital of the First Bulgarian Empire during the Middle Ages and is now a small town in , on the Ludogorie plateau of the , 20 km northeast of the provincial capital, .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Basilica.

Ruins
Photo: Klearchos Kapoutsis, CC BY 2.0.
The of Pliska is an architectural complex in , the first capital of the First Bulgarian Empire, which includes the cathedral, an archbishop's palace and a monastery. is situated 4 km northeast of Pliska.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zlatna niva and Novi Pazar.

Village
Photo: Izvora, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km northwest of Pliska.

Town
Photo: Ilikeliljon, Public domain.
is a town in , northeastern , located in a hollow between the Shumen, Ludogorie and Provadiya plateaus, on the banks of the Kriva Reka. is situated 7 km east of Pliska.

Pliska

Latitude
43.3667° or 43° 22′ north
Longitude
27.1167° or 27° 7′ east
Elevation
160 metres (525 feet)
Open location code
8GM99488+MM
Geo­Names ID
6460755
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Pliska” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Горад Пліска”
  • Bulgarian: “Плиска”
  • Central Kurdish: “پلیسکا”
  • Chinese: “普利斯卡”
  • Church Slavic: “Пльсковъ · Блъгарїи”
  • Hebrew: “פליסקה”
  • Hungarian: “Pliszka”
  • Japanese: “プリスカ”
  • Kazakh: “Плиска”
  • Korean: “플리스카”
  • Persian: “پلیسکا”
  • Russian: “Плиска”
  • Serbian: “Плиска”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Aboba”
  • Ukrainian: “Плиска”

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