Kardzhali

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Kardzhali

Total population

49,421

Coordinates41.64°, 25.37°

Demographic figures from NSI Bulgaria. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kardzhali, sometimes spelt Kardžali or Kurdzhali, is a town in the Eastern Rhodopes in Bulgaria, centre of Kardzhali Municipality and Kardzhali Province. The noted Kardzhali Reservoir is located nearby. It is an important regional economic hub.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Talaat Paşa

Turkish Ottoman politician (1874–1921)

Tahsin Özgüç

Turkish archaeologist (1916–2005)

Halil Mutlu

Turkish weightlifter (born 1973)

Şenol Can

Turkish association football player and coach (born 1983)

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Taner Sağır

Turkish weightlifter (born 1985)

Ivo Papazov

Bulgarian musician

C

Cemil Vatansever

Turkish association football player (born 1984)

G

Gürhan Gürsoy

Turkish association football player (born 1987)

H

Houben R.T.

Bulgarian painter

R

Remzi Musaoğlu

Turkish wrestler (born 1965)

B

Bahar Mert

Turkish volleyball player (born 1975)

Emin Nouri

Swedish-Bulgarian footballer

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Gergana Dokuzova

Bulgarian volleyball player

H

Hasan Azis

Bulgarian politician

Necla Güçlü Esepaşa

Turkish volleyball player (born 1974)

Elitsa Kostova

Bulgarian tennis player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kardzhali

• Boino
  5.9 mi away
• Vaganac
  549.9 mi away
• Gorići
  559.8 mi away · pop. 22
• Djebabra
  1231.5 mi away · pop. 3,403
• Aït Ghmat
  1237.1 mi away
• Aït Attia
  1239.2 mi away
• Aït Mhammed
  1240.5 mi away
• Aït Guechnit
  1241.1 mi away
• Aït Azzoune
  1243.6 mi away
• Tabainet
  1244.6 mi away
• Hammam Melouane
  1245.6 mi away · pop. 6,076
• Ouled Khodem
  1245.9 mi away

Browse all places in Kardzhali →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Kardzhali

City Maps Kardzhali Bulgaria

James McFee · 2017

Mezhdunarodna nauchna konferent︠s︡ii︠a︡ Religii︠a︡, obrazovanie i obshtestvo za edin miren svi︠a︡t

Mezhdunarodna nauchna konferent︠s︡ii︠a︡ Religii︠a︡, obrazovanie i obshtestvo za edin miren svi︠a︡t (2003 Kŭrdzhali, Bulgaria) · 2003

Еврейскама общносм в емнокулмурнця могел на Къргжалу

Regionalen Muzeĭ Kŭrdzhali

O Günden Sonra

Recep Küpçü · 2019

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Mediterranean Banded Centipede

Scolopendra cingulata

Seen 2026-09-26

Beautiful Demoiselle

Calopteryx virgo

Seen 2026-08-08

Napoleon Spider

Synema globosum

Seen 2026-07-22

Northern White-breasted Hedgehog

Erinaceus roumanicus

Seen 2026-07-22

Giant Peacock Moth

Saturnia pyri

Seen 2026-07-18

Oak Hawkmoth

Marumba quercus

Seen 2026-07-18

Black-veined Moth

Siona lineata

Seen 2026-07-10

Hemp-leaved Mallow

Althaea cannabina

Seen 2026-07-08

Common Blue

Polyommatus icarus

Seen 2026-07-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).