Samokov
Samokov is a town in Central Western Bulgaria, under the slopes of the Rila mountain, 40 km south-east of the capital Sofia. It's the gateway to the mountain & ski resorts of Borovets and Malyovitsa nearby, and a minor tourist destination of its own.
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- Town with about 23,700 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,030 metres (3,380 feet)
- …is also known as “Samovkov”
- Description: city in Samokov municipality, Sofia oblast, Bulgaria
- Postal code: 2000
Places of Interest
Discover Museum of History and Stadion Iskar.
Stadion Iskar
Stadium
Iskar Stadium is a multi-use all-seater stadium in Samokov, Bulgaria, named after the Iskar River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dragushinovo and Shipochane.
Samokov
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Latitude
42.3378° or 42° 20′ 16″ north
Longitude
23.5593° or 23° 33′ 33″ east
UN/LOCODE
BG SAM
Open location code
8GJ58HQ5+4P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Waray—“Samokov” goes by many names.
ՍամոկովArmenian
СамоковBashkir
ГР.САМОКОВBulgarian
СамоковBulgarian
СамоковскоBulgarian
SamokovCatalan
SamokovCebuano
سامۆکۆڤCentral Kurdish
萨莫科夫Chinese
薩莫科夫Chinese
СамоковъChurch Slavic
SamokovCroatian
SamokovCzech
SamokovDanish
SamokovDutch
SamokovEsperanto
SamokovEstonian
SamokovFinnish
SamokovGalician
ΣάμοκοβGreek
סאמוקובHebrew
סמוקובHebrew
SzamokovHungarian
SamokovIrish
SamokovItalian
サモコフJapanese
SamokovKazakh
СамоковKazakh
ساموكوۆKazakh
사모코프Korean
SamokovsLatvian
SamokovLithuanian
SamokovasLithuanian
SamokovLombard
SamokovMacedo-Romanian
СамоковMacedonian
СамоковMoksha
SamokovNorwegian
SamokovNorwegian Bokmål
СамоковOssetian
ساماکوفPersian
صماقوPersian
SamokowPolish
SamokovRomanian
СамоковRussian
SamokovScots
SamokovSerbian
СамоковSerbian
SamokovSerbo-Croatian
SamakovTurkish
SamokovTurkish
СамоковUkrainian
SamokovVietnamese
SamokovWaray (Philippines)
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
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