Smolyan
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Smolyan is a town and ski resort located in southern Bulgaria near the Greek border, serving as the administrative and industrial center of Smolyan Province. Situated in the Rhodope Mountains at the foot of the region's highest peak, it is a notable destination for winter sports and attracts visitors to nearby ski resorts like Pamporovo and Chepelare.
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Smolyan () is a town and ski resort in the south of Bulgaria near the border with Greece. It is the administrative and industrial centre of the Smolyan Province. The town is built along the narrow valley of the Cherna ('black') and the Byala ('white') river in the central Rhodope Mountains. It is located at the foot of the mountain's highest peak Golyam Perelik (2191 m). Popular ski resorts of Pamporovo and Chepelare lie in the vicinity. As of June 2022 the town has a population of 30 689 inhabitants.
==Name== The name of the town comes from the local Slavic tribe of the Smolyani, the name of whom is probably cognate to the Slavic word smola ("resin").