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the river flows in northwestern direction in a deep forested valley. In the southern neighbourhoods of the town the Malki Iskar turns to the northeast, flows through the
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486:Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980).
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365:Pazardzhik
361:Yablanitsa
358:II-37 road
346:Sredni Rat
300:Kalugerovo
275:Ravna reka
213:Basin size
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269:Geography
251:Bulgarian
238:Black Sea
338:Dzhurovo
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350:Karash
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