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Shirоka laka (Широка лъка)

General information - Location

Country	Bulgaria
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.588,Lat: 41.6774
Elevation	1238 meter above sea level
Local time	20:02:38pm
Name province/region	Смолян
Name Subregion	Смолян
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Широка лъка

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Стойките (Stоykite)	4.5 km	EastSouthEast
2 Брезе (Breze)	7.9 km	WestNorthWest
3 Чепеларе (Chepelare)	9.8 km	NorthEast
4 Мугла (Mugla)	10.5 km	SouthWest
5 Беден (Beden)	10.5 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	153 km	NorthWest
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	262 km	West
3 Приштина	Kosovo	302 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 80 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Greece.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Maritsa main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area East Aegean Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is яз. Въча (3.9 km² at a distance of 24.3 km in NorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is връх Голям Перелик with a height of 2191 meter (at a distance of 9.3 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the Greek-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 13.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 18 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 43%, high mountains: 57%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Rhodope Mountains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sofia Airport (at a distance of 148 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Plovdiv International Airport (at a distance of 49 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

46.8 km2

59.6%

Nature

15.6 km2

19.8%

Agriculture

15.5 km2

19.7%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Shirоka laka (Широка лъка) in country Bulgaria

Shirоka laka (Широка лъка) 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	South
2 Pirin National Park	Bulgaria	97 km	West
3 Rila Monastery	Bulgaria	109 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rodopi - Zapadni	BG	2 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Smolyan

Type of weather in Smolyan	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.83 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	14 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	04:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:38 Europe/Amsterdam