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Rila
Sign in to saveRila (, ) is the highest mountain range of Bulgaria, the Balkan Peninsula, and of Southeast Europe. It is situated in southwestern Bulgaria and forms part of the Rila–Rhodope Massif. The highest summit is Musala at an elevation of 2,925 m which makes Rila the sixth highest mountain range in Europe after the Caucasus, the Alps, Sierra Nevada, the Pyrenees and Mount Etna, and the highest one between the Alps and the Caucasus. It spans a territory of 2,629 km2 with an average elevation of 1487 m. The mountain is believed to have been named after the river of the same name, which co
Rila is the highest mountain range in Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula, with its peak, Musala, reaching 2,925 meters in elevation. It matters as a significant geographical landmark in Southeast Europe and as the highest mountain range between the Alps and the Caucasus.
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- Mountain.name
- Rila Mountains
- Mountain.photo
- Страшното езеро.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Strashnoto ezero (The Dreadful Lake)
- Mountain.country
- Bulgaria
- Mountain.geology
- granite, gneiss, quartz
- Mountain.area_km2
- 2629
- Mountain.length_km
- 75
- Mountain.length_orientation
- west-east
- Mountain.width_km
- 50
- Mountain.width_orientation
- north-south
- Mountain.highest
- Musala
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2925
- Mountain.map_image
- Bulgaria geographic map Rila bg.svg
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- Area
- 2629
- Elevation
- 2925
- Image
- Maliovitsa District Rila.jpg
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Rila (, ) is the highest mountain range of Bulgaria, the Balkan Peninsula, and of Southeast Europe. It is situated in southwestern Bulgaria and forms part of the Rila–Rhodope Massif. The highest summit is Musala at an elevation of 2,925 m which makes Rila the sixth highest mountain range in Europe after the Caucasus, the Alps, Sierra Nevada, the Pyrenees and Mount Etna, and the highest one between the Alps and the Caucasus. It spans a territory of 2,629 km2 with an average elevation of 1487 m. The mountain is believed to have been named after the river of the same name, which comes from the Old Bulgarian verb "рыти" meaning "to grub".
Rila has abundant water resources. Some of the Balkans' longest and deepest rivers originate from Rila, including the Maritsa, Iskar and Mesta rivers. Bulgaria's main water divide separating the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea drainage systems follows the main ridge of Rila. The mountain range is dotted with almost 200 glacial lakes such as the renowned Seven Rila Lakes, and is rich in hot springs in the fault areas at the foothills, including the hottest spring in South-eastern Europe in Sapareva Banya.
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