Stob Pyramids

The Stob Earth Pyramids are rock formations, known as , situated at the foothills of the mountain range in south-western . They span an area of 0.7 km2 near the village of , .
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  • Type: Rock
  • Description: Rock formation in the Rila Mountains in Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Stob Earth Pyramids”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stob and Porominovo.

Village
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is a village in southwest , administratively part of , . Located at the foot of the mountain range and not far from the , was first mentioned in the 7th century and has been in continuous or near-continuous existence since then.

Village
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is a village in , , south-western . As of 2013 it has 453 inhabitants. It is situated at the western foothills of the on the banks of the in the vicinity of the Stob Earth Pyramids. is situated 3½ km southwest of Stob Pyramids.

Photo: Explorer1940, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in of , in the foothills of the southwestern Mountains, on the banks of the Rilska River. It is the closest settlement to Monastery, the center of both the religious and cultural spirit of the Bulgarian nation.

Stob Pyramids

Latitude
42.09214° or 42° 5′ 32″ north
Longitude
23.12136° or 23° 7′ 17″ east
Open location code
8GJ534RC+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4471942522
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­rock
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1777542
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Stob Pyramids” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Piramidat Stob Earth”
  • Albanian: “Piramidat Tokë Stob”
  • Armenian: “Ստոբի բուրգեր”
  • Azerbaijani: “Stob piramidaları”
  • Belarusian: “Стобски пирамиди”
  • Bulgarian: “Стобски пирамиди”
  • Czech: “Stobské pyramidy”
  • German: “Pyramiden von Stob”
  • Hungarian: “sztobi piramisok”
  • Hungarian: “Sztobi piramisok”
  • Latvian: “Stobas piramīdas”
  • Polish: “Stobski piramidi”
  • Romanian: “Piramidele de pământ din Stob”
  • Rusyn: “Стобскы піраміды”
  • Slovak: “Stobské pyramídy”
  • Slovak: “Stobski piramidi”
  • Slovenian: “Peščeni stolpi pri Stobu”
  • Turkish: “Stob Piramitleri”
  • Ukrainian: “Стобські земляні піраміди”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Стобските пирамиди and Руини На Църква Свети Прокопий.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Büfé and Stobi.

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