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The village of Raven

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Raven is a village in southern Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of Momchilgrad, Kardzhali region.

It is located at 9 km north-east of Momchilgrad, about 24 km south-east of the regional center Kardzhali, about 69 km south-west of Haskovo and about 265 km south-east of the capital Sofia city.

The village is situated in the Eastern Rhodopes at altitude of about 455 m. The climate is temperate to Mediterranean with mild winters and hot summers. The lands around the village are suitable for cultivation, vineyards, orchards and cereals.

Here live approximately 300 people.

Raven is provided with water and electricity. The infrastructure is settled with partly asphalted and lighted streets. There are a mayor office, a mosque, a primary school "Vasil Levski", a kindergarten "Boukette", a community center "Hristo Smirnenski" and a grocery store here. Medical care for the population is provided by one GP and one dentist. The nearest health centers are in Momchilgrad.

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There are numerous natural and cultural attractions in the area around the village:

Raven is famous mainly for the natural phonomenon "Petrified forest" located in its settlement. It is located in a deep valley called by locals "Gabaz dere." The site was declared protected in the "natural landmark" category. It represents fossilized trees and is about 30 million years old. During the summer months, the "Petrified Forest" is often visited by biologists, naturalists and eco-tourists.

Beside the "Petrified forest" in the area of the village of Raven you can also visit two rock tombs. Specialist believe the rock niches date back to the I millennium B.C.

"Borovets" reserve, situated also near the village of Raven, is one of the four reserves in the Eastern Rhodopes and is of national importance. It was declared a protected site in order to protect the easternmost natural habitat of pine. The flora is fairly well studied - pine, oak vergiliev, oak, wild pear, apple, prickly juniper and others, as well as fauna, some of which are in Bulgaria's Red Book and are protected in European and world scale.

The archaelogical landmark "Orpheus' sanctuary" is located only 4 km north-east of Raven, near the village of Tatul. This is one of the most remarkable architectural discoveries of our time. The complex comrises an ancient pagan sanctuary and a medieval fortress.

In the village of Bovilyane /9 km in the north-east/ is situated the alian complex "Emala baba" is situated in the village. It is one of the earliest dated complexes in the Eastern Rhodopes - it was built in XVII century. An inscription in the yard near the tomb says that there is buried Gunnar baba - the son of the Bektashi Father Emala baba, whose name is complex wears, was buried there. The tomb comprises six graves under one roof and a octahedral resette on the ceiling. The grave of Fatma - prophet Ali's wife, revered as the protector of mothers and children, is situated nearby. The largest Alevi gathering in this part of the Rhodopes is held here each year in the beginning of September.

Text: Mirela, http://bg.guide-bulgaria.com, http://rhodopes-gallery.com, http://www.seecorridors.eu
Photos: www.panoramio.com

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