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The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, b... [read more]
The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, b... [read more] Blog: First Entry
Date: December 6th 2005
Hello everybody! It maybe boring for you to read about Bulgarian man travelling in his own country. Actually I went many countries but this is beginning of my blog so I start here. Plovdiv is Bulgaria's second city after Sofia Capital, my homtown. It is very old city with Thracian, Greek, Bulgar, Byzantin, Ottoman and finally Soviet influence. Named originally Phillipopolis, after Alexander's f ... read more
Date: December 6th 2005
Hello everybody! It maybe boring for you to read about Bulgarian man travelling in his own country. Actually I went many countries but this is beginning of my blog so I start here. Plovdiv is Bulgaria's second city after Sofia Capital, my homtown. It is very old city with Thracian, Greek, Bulgar, Byzantin, Ottoman and finally Soviet influence. Named originally Phillipopolis, after Alexander's f ... read more
