The Palakaria (Bulgarian: Палакария) is a river in south-western Bulgaria, a left tributary of the Iskar.[1] The river is 39 km long and takes its source from the southern slopes of the summit of Kupena in Vitosha mountain range at an altitude of 2,015 m.[1] It flows in southern direction and turns to the south-east downstream of the village of Yarlovo and flows through a wide valley known as Palakariata between the mountain ranges of Plana to the north-east and Verila to the south-west. At the village of Belchin it turns to the east and flows through the Samokov Valley very close to Relyovo. Palakaria then turns in north-eastern direction at the village of Rayovo and to the north downstream of the village of Shiroki Dol.
| Palakaria | |
|---|---|
 The Palakaria river valley | |
| Location | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kupena, Vitosha |
| • elevation | 2,015 m (6,611 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Iskar River |
• coordinates | 42°25′39″N 23°31′55.92″E / 42.42750°N 23.5322000°E |
• elevation | 827 m (2,713 ft) |
| Length | 39 km (24 mi) |
| Basin size | 402 km2 (155 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Iskar→ Danube→ Black Sea |
It flows into the Iskar at an altitude of 827 m. Its drainage basin covers a territory of 402 km2 or 4.7% of Iskar's total.[1] The average annual flow is 1.85 m3/s at the village of Relyovo.[1]
The river flows through the village of Yarlovo, Kovachevtsi, Popovyane, Belchin, Relyovo, Rayovo and Shiroki Dol in Samokov Municipality, Sofia Province. Its waters are used to irrigation.[1]
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- Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).