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Balkan Mountains

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Balkan Mountains

Range of mountains in central Europe, extending 603 km/377 mi east-west through central Bulgaria from the Black Sea to Serbia, about 25-40 km/16-25 mi in breadth. The highest peak is Mount Botev (2,376 m/7,920 ft). Its chief crossing, the Šipka Pass, runs from Veliko Turnovo south to Kazanlâk.
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