Varbitsa Pass

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Varbitsa Pass
Elevation
Location Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Range Balkan Mountains
Traversed by Road

Varbitsa Pass is a mountain pass in the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina) in Bulgaria. It connects Shumen and Petolachka crossroads.

A battle (see Battle of Pliska) was fought at the pass August 26, 811 and won by Khan Krum.

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