Traversed by Road Elevation 900 m | Location Bulgaria Range Balkan Mountains | |
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Similar Makaza, Pass of the Republic, Petrohan Pass, Balkan Mountains, Predel | ||
Varbitsa Pass is a mountain pass in the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina) in Bulgaria. It connects Shumen and Petolachka crossroads.
Map of Varbitsa Pass, 9870, Bulgaria
The famous Battle of Pliska was fought in the pass on August 26, 811 between the armies of Bulgarian Empire led by Khan Krum and the Byzantine Empire under Nicephorus I which ended with a decisive Bulgarian victory and the death of the Byzantine Emperor.
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