Големия понор

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Shumen Fortress

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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 2 km north of Големия понор.

Khan Krum Rock-hewn Monastery

Cave

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Khan Krum Rock-hewn Monastery is a cave, which is situated 2 km south of Големия понор.

Dobri Voynikov - 1856

Community center

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Dobri Voynikov - 1856 is a community center, which is situated 4 km northeast of Големия понор.

Places in the Area

Shumen

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Shumen is a city in the 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.

Han Krum

Village

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Han Krum is a village in the municipality of Preslav, Shumen Province, north-eastern Bulgaria. As of 2022 it has 332 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 4½ km south of Големия понор.

Osmar

Village

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Osmar is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Големия понор.

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