Bulgaria
Burgas
Karnobat

Markeli

Markeli was a medieval Byzantine and Bulgarian frontier stronghold, the ruins of which are located in Karnobat Municipality, , southeastern .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: medieval Byzantine and Bulgarian frontier stronghold
  • Also known as: “Крепост ‘Маркели’”
  • Inscription: “Средновековна крепост Маркели”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tserkovski and Krumovo Gradishte.

Village
is a village in , in , in southeastern . is situated 3½ km southwest of Markeli.

Village
is a village in , in , in southeastern . is situated 4 km southeast of Markeli.

Village
is a village in , in , in southeastern . is situated 5 km north of Markeli.

Markeli

Latitude
42.63653° or 42° 38′ 12″ north
Longitude
26.89427° or 26° 53′ 39″ east
Open location code
8GJ8JVPV+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 413923102
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3396489
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Markeli” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Маркели”
  • Bulgarian: “Средновековната крепост ‘Маркели’”
  • German: “Marcellae”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Μαρκελλών”
  • Macedonian: “Тврдина Маркели”
  • Portuguese: “Markeli”
  • Spanish: “Marcelae”
  • Spanish: “Markeli”
  • Turkish: “Markellai”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Markeli”. Photo: Mitakinen, CC BY-SA 3.0.