Novi Iskar

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Novi Iskar
Нови Искър
Map of Bulgaria, Novi Iskar is indicated
Province
(oblast)
Sofia City
Population 13,612 (13.09.2005)
Altitude 509 m
Postal code 1280
Area code 02991
Geographic
coordinates
44° 3' north,
26° 37' east
Time zone EET
(UTC+2; UTC+3 in summer)
Mayor Zornitsa Atanasova
Location of Novi Iskar rayon
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Location of Novi Iskar rayon

Novi Iskar (Нови Искър, 'New Iskar') is a town in western Bulgaria, located in Sofia City Province and the Capital Municipality. It is often regarded as a suburb of Sofia (being a rayon of the Capital Municipality) and lies in the northern part of the Sofia Valley, with the gorge of the Iskar's through the Balkan Mountains beginning just north of the town.

Novi Iskar was formed through the merging of the villages Aleksandar Voynikov, Gnilyane and Kurilo in 1974, with Aleksandar Voynikov being the result of the merging of Kumaritsa and Slavovtsi in 1955.

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