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Arabakonak
Arabakonak (Bulgarian: Арабаконак) or Botevgrad Pass is a mountain pass through the Balkan Mountains connecting Sofia with Botevgrad and Northern Bulgaria. It has been the site of several important events of the history of Bulgaria.
| Arabakonak | |
|---|---|
Arabakonak Pass | |
| Elevation | 980 m (3,215 ft) |
| Location | Bulgaria |
| Range | Balkan Mountains |
| Coordinates | 42°46′06″N 23°50′51″E / 42.76833°N 23.84750°E |
On 22 September 1872, Dimitar Obshti robbed an Ottoman postal convoy in the pass, an event that would lead to the capture and execution of Vasil Levski.
During the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), the pass was contested between the Russians and the Ottomans until December 1877.
On 14 April 1925, a group of anarchists organized an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria.
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