Колона на Махмуд II
Колона на Махмуд II is a monument in Varna, Bulgaria. Колона на Махмуд II is situated nearby to the historic building Безистен, as well as near the church Арменска църква ‘Св. Асвизазин’.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Безистен and Shumen Fortress.
Безистен
Historic building
Photo: Esther Westerveld, CC BY 2.0.
Безистен is a historic building, which is situated 200 metres northeast of Колона на Махмуд II.
Shumen Fortress
The Shumen Fortress is an archaeological site overlooking the city of Shumen in north-eastern Bulgaria. It is an ancient fortress with historical links to a village nearby traced to early Iron Age and later owned by the Thracians in the 5th century BC. Shumen Fortress is situated 1½ km southwest of Колона на Махмуд II.
Dobri Voynikov - 1856
Community center
Photo: Izvora, Public domain.
Dobri Voynikov - 1856 is a community center, which is situated 1 km northeast of Колона на Махмуд II.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shumen and Osmar.
Shumen
Shumen is a city in northeastern part of Bulgaria, notable for the huge Monument looming over the city and its proximity to two medieval capitals of Bulgaria, Pliska and Preslav, and the Madara Rider, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Osmar
Village
Photo: Izvora, Public domain.
Osmar is a village, which is situated 7 km southwest of Колона на Махмуд II.
Han Krum
Village
Photo: Izvora, Public domain.
Han Krum is a village in the municipality of Preslav, Shumen Province, north-eastern Bulgaria. As of 2007 it has 408 inhabitants. Up to 1899 the village was called Chatalar and was then renamed to Tsar Krum and in 1977 to Khan Krum, after Krum who ruled Bulgaria between 803 and 814. Han Krum is situated 7 km south of Колона на Махмуд II.
Колона на Махмуд II
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Varna, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.26954° or 43° 16′ 10″ northLongitude
26.91009° or 26° 54′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8GM87W96+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 13401439422OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Арменска църква ‘Св. Асвизазин’ and Евангелска църква.
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