Balkan Mountains
Noun
Meaning
the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula
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Carpathian Mountains and Balkan Mountains stretch in north–south direction in the eastern Serbia. citation Ancient mountains in the southeast corner of the country belong to Rilo-Rhodope Mountain system.
The Balkan Mountains run east to west through the middle of Bulgaria, meaning you’ll get warmer and drier weather in the south.
This region is subdivided into two geomorphological units, the Pre-Balkan and the Balkan Mountains, also known in Bulgarian as Стара Планина — "Old Mountain".
The barrier effect of the Balkan Mountains is felt throughout the country: on the average, northern Bulgaria is about one degree cooler and receives about 192 mm more rain than lowlands of southern Bulgaria.
The highest annual rainfall was measured in 1957 in the upper valley of the river Ogosta in the western Balkan Mountains (2293 mm); the highest daily rainfall was recorded at Saints Constantine and Helena resort (342 mm) near Varna in 1951.