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General information - Location

Country	Bulgaria
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.9204,Lat: 41.5162
Elevation	809 meter above sea level
Local time	4:24:45am
Name province/region	Смолян
Name Subregion	Мадан
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Ловци

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ловци (Lоvtsi)	0.7 km	East
2 Мъглища (Maglishta)	1.6 km	South
3 Средногорци (Srednоgоrtsi)	1.9 km	NorthWest
4 Шаренска (Sharenska)	3 km	South
5 Равнища (Ravnishta)	3.2 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	185 km	NorthWest
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	292 km	West
3 Приштина	Kosovo	335 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 58 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Greece.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Maritsa main -Medium - Tundzha, part of the larger catchment area East Aegean Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is яз. Кърджали (14.7 km² at a distance of 28.8 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Greek-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 12 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 17 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 39%, moderate high mountains: 61%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sofia Airport (at a distance of 180 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Plovdiv International Airport (at a distance of 61 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

52.2 km2

66.5%

Nature

8.2 km2

10.4%

Agriculture

14.1 km2

18%

Urban area

2.8 km2

3.5%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Churka (Чурка) in country Bulgaria

Churka (Чурка) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Philippi	Greece	78 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Pirin National Park	Bulgaria	127 km	West
3 Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak	Bulgaria	129 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Tsigansko gradishte	BG	7.1 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Madan

Type of weather in Madan	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	05:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:25 Europe/Amsterdam