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The
Smolyan
municipality
is
situated
in
the
central
part
of
the
Rhodope
Mountains
upon
a
territory
of
879
sq.
m,
67%
of
which
are
covered
with
age-old
coniferous
forests.
The
Town
of
Smolyan
(altitude
above
sea
level
between
800
and
1000
m)
occupies
the
larger
part
of
the
valley
extension
of
the
Cherna
River,
known
as
the
Smolyan
Hollow.
The
town
is
surrounded
with
green
meadows
and
age-old
forests.
The
three
large
districts
-
Smolyan,
Raikovo
and
Oystovo
-
are
situated
along
the
two
river
banks
in
the
west-east
direction.
The
mountain
town
combines
modern
construction
with
traditional
Rhodope
architecture.
The
municipality
is
90
km
away
from
Plovdiv.
It
borders
the
Republic
of
Greece
to
the
south,
the
municipalities
of
Roudozem,
Madan
and
Banite
to
the
east,
the
Laki
and
Chepelare
municipalities
to
the
north
and
Devin
to
the
west.
The
territory
of
the
Smolyan
municipality
is
with
a
mountain
relief,
with
an
abundance
of
coniferous
forests
and
pastures.
The
average
altitude
above
sea
level
is
about
1
000
m.
The
Rhodope
relief
is a
combination
of
high
ridges,
divided
by
deep
river
valleys.
The
deep
valley
of
the
Vacha
River
divides
the
West
Rhodopes
in
two
parts:
Batak-Dabrak
and
Perelik-Prespa.
The
Smolyan
Hollow,
in
which
the
town
of
Smolyan
is
situated,
is
in
the
Perelik-Prespa
part.
It
has
a
trough
shape
with
a
length
9 km
and
a
width
5
km.
The
relief
of
the
bottom
is
terraced,
with
amphitheatrically
ordered
slopes
one
above
another,
and
ends
with
inaccessible
Rhiolithic
steep
slopes,
which
lend
the
region
an
unusual
beauty.
Their
prismatic
weathering
has
lead
to
the
formation
of
curious
rock
shapes.
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