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Region IV – Eastern Balkans

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IVa: Thrace IVb: Ludogorie-Yantra IVc: Lower Danube West IVd: Lower Danube East IVe: West Pontic
Așağı Pınar Džuljunica-Smǎrdeš Ajmana Bucșani Akladi Cheiri
Bikovo (Dončova Mogila) Hotnica-Orlovka Alibeg Căscioarele-Ostrovel Durankulak
Čavdar Hotnica, Tell Bezhanovo Cernavodă Goljamo Delčevo
Dolno Dryanovo Hotnica-Vodopada Borovan Ciulniţa Poveljanovo I
Dolnoslav Kačica (Veliko Tȃrnovo) Cârcea-Viaduct Gumelniţa Varna Cemetery
Drama-Gerena Koprivec Copăcelu-Valea Răii Hârșova  
Drama-Merdžumekja Omurtag Cuina Turcului Košarna  
Ezero (Tell Dipsis) Ovčarovo Curmătura Lișcoteanca-Movila Olarului  
Haramijska dupka Ovčarovo-gorata (Ruec) Devetaki Pietrele  
Hlebozavoda Ovčarovo-platoto Fărcașu de Sus Radovanu  
Jagodina (Jagodinska peštera) Poljanica Galatin-Čukata Seciu (Prahova)  
Jassatepe Poljanica-platoto Gornea Tell Russe  
Junacite Samovodene Hajdučka Vodenica Vărăști  
Karnobat Smjadovo Icoana    
Kazanlăk   Krivodol    
Orlitsa   Lăceni-Teleor 008    
Stara Zagora-Okražna Bolnica   Lepenski Vir    
Tatul   Liubcova    
Tell Azmak   Măgura-Boldul lui Moș Ivănuș    
Tell Banjata (Kapitan Dimitrievo)   Măgura-Buduiasca    
Tell Karanovo   Măgura Cave    
Toptepe   Ohoden-Valoga    
Varhari   Ostrovul Banului    
Yabalkovo   Ostrovul Corbului    
    Ostrovul Mare    
    Padina    
    Petko Karavelovo    
    Pipra    
    Răzvrata    
    Rudna Glava    
    Sadovec-Ezero    
    Sălcuţa    
    Schela Cladovei    
    Teliš (Teliš-Redutite)    
    Vădastra    
    Velešnica    
    Vitănești    
    Vlasac    

Geography
The Eastern Balkans are situated between the Danube Delta, the Bosporus and the arc described by the Southern Carpathians extending across the Danube Gorge into the Serbian Carpathians and linking with the Rila Massif to the Rhodope Mountains. The chain of mountains described by the Vitosha, Rila and Pirin (Figure 1) are forming the boundaries towards the Central Balkans (Region III). Thus, the Rhodope Mountains and the catchment of the upper Mesta/Nestos River are included in Region IV.

Region IV is also horizontally divided by the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina) into a southern and a northern part. The southern part, namely Thrace (Subregion IVa), is drained by the rivers Tundzha, Maritsa, Arda and Ergene. In the northern part the Danube is draining both the southern Carpathians and the northern Balkans. Yet, the Lower Danube area is far from being a homogeneous region. According to climate and vegetation three main subregions must be differentiated: the western Lower Danube area (west of the Vedea-Yantra rivers) with a largely temperate climate (Subregion IVc); the eastern Lower Danube area of steppe vegetation (Subregion IVd), and the hilly Ludogorie Plateau east and including the Yantra River (Subregion IVb). The Kamchiya River and the Stara Planina can be seen as their southern boundaries, and it is in this area that the Pontic steppe is ending, only followed to the south by the West Pontic coastal stripe (Subregion IVe).

Figure 1. Geographical map of the central and eastern Balkans
Figure 1. Geographical map of the central and eastern Balkans


 
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