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Momchilgrad

Coordinates: 41°32′N 25°25′E / 41.533°N 25.417°E / 41.533; 25.417
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Momchilgrad
Момчилград
Town square
Town square
Momchilgrad is located in Bulgaria
Momchilgrad
Momchilgrad
Location of Momchilgrad
Coordinates: 41°32′N 25°25′E / 41.533°N 25.417°E / 41.533; 25.417
CountryBulgaria
Province
(Oblast)
Kardzhali
Government
 • MayorIlknur Kazim
Elevation
452 m (1,483 ft)
Population
 (01.02.2011)
 • Total7,831[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
6800
Area code03631

Momchilgrad (Bulgarian: Момчилград [momˈt͡ʃiɫɡrat], lit.'the town of Momchil', Turkish: Mestanlı) is a town in the very south of Bulgaria, part of Kardzhali Province in the southern part of the Eastern Rhodopes. According to the 2011 census, Momchilgrad is the largest Bulgarian settlement with a Turkish majority (75% of the total).[2]

Notable natives include Petar Stoychev (b. 1976), the fastest swimmer across the English Channel until 2012, table tennis player and coach Daniela Gergelcheva (b. 1964), Turkish weightlifter Naim Süleymanoğlu (1967–2017), and singer Zdravko Zhelyazkov from the Riton pop duet.

History

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Momchilgrad becomes part of Bulgaria after the Balkan wars. The previous name of the city is Mestanlı and it is renamed to Momchilgrad in 1934.

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