Pomorie

Also known as Anchialos

Pomorie ( ), historically known as Anchialos (, ), is a town and seaside resort in southeastern Bulgaria, located on a narrow rocky peninsula in Burgas Bay on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Pomorie
Settlement.native_name: Поморие
Settlement.native_name_lang: bul
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Town of Pomorie aerial Boby Dimitrov.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view of Pomorie
Settlement.image_flag: Bulgaria-Pomorie flag.gif
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Pomorie BG.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Bulgaria
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Pomorie
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Bulgaria

Article

13 sections

Contents

Geography
Topography
Climate
History
Ancient Greek colony and Roman centre
Early Byzantine rule
Byzantine and Bulgarian rule
Ottoman rule
Part of Bulgaria
Landmarks
Honour
References
External links

Pomorie ( ), historically known as Anchialos (, ), is a town and seaside resort in southeastern Bulgaria, located on a narrow rocky peninsula in Burgas Bay on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.

It is situated in Burgas Province, 20,5 km away from the city of Burgas and 18 km from the Sunny Beach resort. The ultrasaline lagoon Lake Pomorie, the northernmost of the Burgas Lakes, lies in the immediate proximity. The town is the administrative centre of the eponymous Pomorie Municipality.