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Kayaloba is a village in Southern Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of Kirkovo, Kardzhali Region.
The village is located 20 km north-west of Kirkovo, 48 km south-west of Kardzhali, 20 km in the south-east of Zlatograd, about 6 km south-west of the village of Benkovski and about 299 km south-east of the capital Sofia city.
The population is about 205 people.
The village is situated in the Eastern Rhodopes, at an altitude of 647 m. The climate is transitive-Meditteranean with relatively mild winters and long and hot summers.
The village of Kayaloba is well-developed, with good transportation links, there are water- and electricity supply systems. All the mobile operators have coverage.
There is a mosque here. The nearest community center is located in the village of Mogilyane /2 km in the north-east/. Kindergarten, secondary school, as well as two GPs you can find in the village of Benkovski. Health center you can find in the village of Kirkovo and the nearest general hospital is located in the town of Zlatograd.
In the village of Кayaloba there are a few parnars - evergreen oak, relict spieces with Meditteranean origins, included in Bulgaria's Red Book as the only representattive of the spieces in the region.
The rock phenomenon "The Elephant" is situated here as well. The rock is believed to have miraculous effects on health of children with patterns and other diseases.
There are plenty of culture monuments that represent all ages from Thracian times on in the region. Such are the Roman bridge and the Rocky mushrooms near the village of Dobromirtsi /8 km in the north/ and the Rock niches in the village of Rastnik /8 km in the north-east/.
In the village of Benkovski you can see a few sites:
About 25 km in the south-east, in the area of the villages of Chakalarovo, Dolno and Gorno kapinovo, Shumnatitsaand Kremen, is situated the protected area Gyumyurdzhinski snezhnik. There are primary sycamor, beech and beech-fir forests over 150 years old preserved here. Many of the spieces are even older - 300-400 years. 11 plant spieces are included in Bulgaria's Red book.
The sites on the town of Zlatograd are also quite interesting for tourists:
Source: Mirela team, http://www.kirkovo.bg, http://bg.guide-bulgaria.com, http://inews.bg/
Photos: http://www.panoramio.com