Arabakonak
Arabakonak or Botevgrad Pass is a mountain pass through the Balkan Mountains connecting Sofia with Botevgrad and Northern Bulgaria. It has been the site of several important events of the history of Bulgaria.Photo: Don Pablo, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gorno Kamartsi and Stargel.
Gorno Kamartsi
Village
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gorno Kamartsi is a village in Gorna Malina Municipality of Sofia Province, central western Bulgaria. As of 2024 it has 212 inhabitants. Gorno Kamartsi is situated 2½ km southwest of Arabakonak.
Stargel
Village
Photo: Mitko-ml, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stargel is a village in Gorna Malina Municipality of Sofia Province, central western Bulgaria. As of 2024 it has 232 inhabitants. Stargel is situated 3 km southeast of Arabakonak.
Dolno Kamarci
Village
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dolno Kamartsi is a village in Gorna Malina Municipality of Sofia Province, central western Bulgaria. As of 2024 it has 407 inhabitants. Dolno Kamarci is situated 6 km south of Arabakonak.
Arabakonak
- Type: Locality
- Description: mountain pass
- Category: mountain pass
- Location: Gorna Malina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.7679° or 42° 46′ 4″ northLongitude
23.84712° or 23° 50′ 50″ eastElevation
968 metres (3,176 feet)Open location code
8GJ5QR9W+5ROpenStreetMap ID
node 2661769073OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q894699
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Arabakonak” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Арабаконак”
- Bulgarian: “Ботевградски проход”
- German: “Arabakonak-Attentat”
- German: “Arabakonak”
- German: “Botewgradpass”
- Hebrew: “ארבאקונאק”
- Japanese: “アラバコナク峠”
- Polish: “Botewgradzki prochod”
- Russian: “Арабконак”
- Russian: “Орханийский перевал”
- Turkish: “Arabakonak”
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