List of caves in Bulgaria

This article is about the caves of Bulgaria.

Partial list of Bulgarian caves:

Image Name Location Notes
Bacho Kiro cave Gabrovo Province 42°57′N 25°26′E / 42.950°N 25.433°E Listed in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.[1]
Devetashka cave Lovech Province 43°14′0.32″N 24°53′14.73″E / 43.2334222°N 24.8874250°E The cave used to be a secret military site.[2][3]
Devil's Throat Cave Smolyan Province 41°37′N 24°23′E / 41.617°N 24.383°E The cave has the largest population of Common Bent-wing Bat in the Balkans. Listed in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.[4]
Duhlata Pernik Province 42°30′N 23°14′E / 42.500°N 23.233°E The longest cave in Bulgaria 17,600 m.[5]
Kozarnika Vidin Province 43°39′N 22°42′E / 43.650°N 22.700°E Dwelling of early humans 1.6 million years ago.[6]
Ledenika Vratsa Province 43°12′N 23°29′E / 43.200°N 23.483°E Listed in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.[7]
Magura Cave Vidin Province 43°43′N 22°36′E / 43.717°N 22.600°E Prehistoric drawings. Listed in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.[8]
Orlova Chuka Ruse Province 43°36′N 25°58′E / 43.600°N 25.967°E Second longest cave in Bulgaria 13,437 m.[9]
Prohodna cave Lovech Province 43°11′N 24°04′E / 43.183°N 24.067°E The cave is features in several movies, including the 1988 Time of Violence.[10]
Saeva dupka Lovech Province 43°2′N 24°11′E / 43.033°N 24.183°E Listed in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.[11]
Snezhanka cave Pazardzhik Province 42°0′N 24°16′E / 42.000°N 24.267°E Listed in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.[12]
Uhlovitsa Smolyan Province 41°30′N 24°39′E / 41.500°N 24.650°E Listed in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.[13]
Yagodinska cave Smolyan Province 41°38′N 24°20′E / 41.633°N 24.333°E Listed in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.[14]

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