Novi Iskar

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Novi Iskar
Нови Искър
Novi Iskar (Bulgaria)
Novi Iskar
Novi Iskar
Location of Novi Iskar
Coordinates: 42°48′N 23°21′E / 42.8, 23.35
Country Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)
Sofia City
Government
 - Mayor Valentin Kotov
Elevation 509 m (1,670 ft)
Population (13.09.2005)
 - Total 13,612
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 1280
Area code(s) 02991
Location of Novi Iskar rayon
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 Voykov, Gnilyane and Kurilo in 1974, with Aleksandar Voykov being the result of the merging of Kumaritsa and Slavovtsi in 1955.