Ustra Fortress
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Ustra is a medieval fortress in the eastern Rhodope Mountains in southern Bulgaria. It is among the highest and best preserved fortifications in the mountain range. The fortress was controlled by the Byzantine and the Bulgarian Empires until the region was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in the second half of the 14th century.
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Location: 41.4703, 25.2258, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
9 places
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Battle of Kardzhali ⓘ
1912 battle in during First Balkan War -
Ustra Fortress ⓘ
fortress in Bulgaria -
Ivantsi Fortress ⓘ
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Koznik ⓘ
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Lisytiki Fortress ⓘ
fortress in Bulgaria -
Moniak ⓘ
medieval stronghold -
Patmos ⓘ
medieval stronghold -
Vishegrad Fortress ⓘ
medieval stronghold -
Krivus ⓘ
medieval stronghold
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Northwest-view-from-Ustra
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Ustra-bottom-walls
Ustra-2
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Ustra-reservoir
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Ustra-rocks3
Ustra-rocks4| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 1912 | Battle of Kardzhali | Ottoman Empire, battle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | Ustra Fortress | architectural structure, fortress, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Ivantsi Fortress | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Koznik | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Lisytiki Fortress | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Moniak | architectural structure, fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Patmos | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Vishegrad Fortress | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1000 | Krivus | fortress | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Northwest-view-from-Ustra | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ustra-wall-inside-2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ustra-wall-outside | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ustra-bottom-walls | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ustra-2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ustra-water-reservoire-1 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ustra-reservoir | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ustra-1 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ustra-rocks3 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ustra-rocks4 | Commons | ||
