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Sliven (Сливен)

General information - Location

Country	Bulgaria
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.3307,Lat: 42.673
Elevation	256 meter above sea level
Local time	19:18:25pm
Population	92000 (8th largest city in country)
Name province/region	Сливен
Name Subregion	Сливен
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Сливен

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Сотиря (Sоtirya)	6.5 km	EastNorthEast
2 Тополчане (Tоpоlchane)	8.3 km	East
3 Чинтулово (Chintulоvо)	8.4 km	WestSouthWest
4 Гергевец (Gergevets)	9.1 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Самуилово (Samuilоvо)	9.3 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	197 km	NorthNorthWest
2 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	247 km	West
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	409 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 94 km (direction East).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. Жребчево (14.9 km² at a distance of 32.8 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 80.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 112 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 24%, hill: 64%, low mountains: 12%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Burgas Airport (at a distance of 98 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.2 km2

15.5%

Nature

12.6 km2

16%

Agriculture

33.2 km2

42.2%

Viticulture

1.4 km2

1.8%

Urban area

18.1 km2

23%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sliven (Сливен) in country Bulgaria

Sliven (Сливен) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak	Bulgaria	77 km	WestSouthWest
2 Madara Rider	Bulgaria	97 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex	Turkey	112 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sinite kamani	BG	2 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sliven

Type of weather in Sliven	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.4 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	05:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:12 Europe/Amsterdam