Pliska
Pliska is a locality in Kaspichan, Shumen. Pliska is situated nearby to the village Zlatna niva, as well as near Varbiane.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Basilica.
Great Basilica
Ruins
Photo: Klearchos Kapoutsis, CC BY 2.0.
The Great Basilica of Pliska is an architectural complex in Pliska, the first capital of the First Bulgarian Empire, which includes the cathedral, an archbishop's palace and a monastery. Great Basilica is situated 4 km northeast of Pliska.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pliska and Zlatna niva.
Pliska
Town
Photo: Svik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pliska was the first capital of the First Bulgarian Empire during the Middle Ages and is now a small town in Shumen Province, on the Ludogorie plateau of the Danubian Plain, 20 km northeast of the provincial capital, Shumen.
Zlatna niva
Village
Photo: Izvora, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zlatna niva is a village, which is situated 4 km northwest of Pliska.
Novi Pazar
Town
Photo: Ilikeliljon, Public domain.
Novi Pazar is a town in Shumen Province, northeastern Bulgaria, located in a hollow between the Shumen, Ludogorie and Provadiya plateaus, on the banks of the Kriva Reka. Novi Pazar is situated 7 km east of Pliska.
Pliska
Latitude
43.3667° or 43° 22′ northLongitude
27.1167° or 27° 7′ eastElevation
160 metres (525 feet)Open location code
8GM99488+MMGeoNames 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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Localities in the Area
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