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909:Geographical regions of Bulgaria
874:Landforms of Kyustendil Province
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737:School, Balkan Heritage Field.
904:Geographical regions of Serbia
879:Historical regions in Bulgaria
739:"Nishava and Kraishte Regions"
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16:Region in Bulgaria and Serbia
889:Geography of North Macedonia
884:Historical regions in Serbia
869:Landforms of Pernik Province
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795:Свилен конац Silken Thread
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190:Cherna Gora
131:Kriva River
863:Categories
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801:2023-05-20
748:2023-05-20
724:References
532:Golo Bardo
480:Penkyovska
415:Ezdimirska
403:/ Čudinska
315:Countries
252:Bosilegrad
194:Golo Bardo
111:Kyustendil
55:Kraishteto
604:Bulgaria
597:Konyavska
591:Bulgaria
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461:Bulgaria
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422:Bulgaria
401:Chudinska
85:Geography
59:Krajište
47:Bulgarian
702:See also
675:Lisinska
636:Vardenik
623:Čemernik
571:Zemenska
545:Kobilska
388:Izvorska
375:Milevska
348:Bohovska
309:Mountain
237:Ostritsa
115:Dzherman
107:Dupnitsa
71:Bulgaria
67:Крајиште
43:Kraishte
708:Krajina
695:Serbia
682:Serbia
656:Serbia
643:Serbia
630:Serbia
617:Serbia
610:Gramada
506:Erulska
493:Lyulyak
441:Lyubash
428:Strazha
280:Balkans
265:Climate
259:Vlasina
182:Lyulyak
162:Lyubash
158:Strazha
127:Osogovo
103:Radomir
95:Znepole
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312:Height
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119:Struma
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