Dzhengal is situated on one of the external ridges of the mountain, the Polezhan Ridge, between the Dzhengal Gate saddle and the summit of Momin Dvor (2,723 m). It is flanked by the cirques Valyavishki to the west hosting the Valyavishki Lakes and Papagyolski to the east hosting the Popovi Lakes, both of the Mesta river basin. Dzhengal towers to the west of Popovo Lake, the largest glacial lake in the mountain range.[1] Its height is 2,730 m, which places it among the highest summits in Pirin.[2][3] The summit is built up of granite blocks covered in lichens and mosses.[2]
Dzhengal may be climbed from several points. One of easiest track starts from the Samodivski Lakes and ascends towards Momin Dvor. Another route begins at Tevno Ezero shelter at the Malokamenishki Lakes, ascends to a saddle to the southeast of the summit of Valyavishki Chukar (2,664 m) and reaches Dzhengal from the south. The other ways are more difficult and require fine preparation and experience. The western slopes have 120 m high vertical cliffs with tracks for experience mountain climbers.[3] It is considered to be among Pirin's most beautiful summits.[3]
Nameedit
According to the most popular version, the name derives from the Turkish word dzhangal which means sheep without lamb. When the herds were sheared, those sheep were marked with pendants. If the peak is viewed from the Bezbog refuge it looks like there is a pendant attached to it.[3]
Another legend says that the peak is named after the son of God Perun, Dzhengal. When the evil god Bes (Bez) decided to kidnap Perun's daughter while she was playing around the Samodivski Lakes, her brother guessed his intention and, after a fierce fight, defeated Bez and covered him with stones on the summit of Bezbog (2,645 m). In Bulgarian Bezbog means God Bez or without God.[3][4]
It has had several other names — Golets,[3] meaning "bare" and Samodivski Vrah, meaning "the summit of the samodiva", legendary woodland fairies or nymphs of the Bulgarian folklore.
Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).
Душков (Dushkov), Добри (Dobri) (1972). Пирин. Туристически речник [Pirin. Tourist Dictionary] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).
January 01, 1970
dzhengal, bulgarian, Дженгал, peak, pirin, mountain, range, south, western, bulgaria, located, pirin, national, park, unesco, world, heritage, site, highest, pointelevation2, coordinates41, 70667, 49778, 70667, 49778geographylocation, within, bulgarialocationb. Dzhengal Bulgarian Dzhengal is a peak in the Pirin mountain range south western Bulgaria It is located in the Pirin National Park a UNESCO World Heritage Site DzhengalHighest pointElevation2 730 m 8 960 ft Coordinates41 42 24 N 23 29 52 E 41 70667 N 23 49778 E 41 70667 23 49778GeographyDzhengalLocation within BulgariaLocationBlagoevgrad Province BulgariaParent rangePirin Mountains Contents 1 Geography 2 Name 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 Citations 6 ReferencesGeography editDzhengal is situated on one of the external ridges of the mountain the Polezhan Ridge between the Dzhengal Gate saddle and the summit of Momin Dvor 2 723 m It is flanked by the cirques Valyavishki to the west hosting the Valyavishki Lakes and Papagyolski to the east hosting the Popovi Lakes both of the Mesta river basin Dzhengal towers to the west of Popovo Lake the largest glacial lake in the mountain range 1 Its height is 2 730 m which places it among the highest summits in Pirin 2 3 The summit is built up of granite blocks covered in lichens and mosses 2 Dzhengal may be climbed from several points One of easiest track starts from the Samodivski Lakes and ascends towards Momin Dvor Another route begins at Tevno Ezero shelter at the Malokamenishki Lakes ascends to a saddle to the southeast of the summit of Valyavishki Chukar 2 664 m and reaches Dzhengal from the south The other ways are more difficult and require fine preparation and experience The western slopes have 120 m high vertical cliffs with tracks for experience mountain climbers 3 It is considered to be among Pirin s most beautiful summits 3 Name editAccording to the most popular version the name derives from the Turkish word dzhangal which means sheep without lamb When the herds were sheared those sheep were marked with pendants If the peak is viewed from the Bezbog refuge it looks like there is a pendant attached to it 3 Another legend says that the peak is named after the son of God Perun Dzhengal When the evil god Bes Bez decided to kidnap Perun s daughter while she was playing around the Samodivski Lakes her brother guessed his intention and after a fierce fight defeated Bez and covered him with stones on the summit of Bezbog 2 645 m In Bulgarian Bezbog means God Bez or without God 3 4 It has had several other names Golets 3 meaning bare and Samodivski Vrah meaning the summit of the samodiva legendary woodland fairies or nymphs of the Bulgarian folklore Gallery edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp See also edit nbsp Bulgaria portal nbsp Mountains portal List of mountain peaks in Pirin List of mountains in Bulgaria List of mountains of the BalkansCitations edit Dautov Nikolay Dautov Nikolaj 2014 Pirin geografski i etimologicen recnik Gotse Delchev ISBN 978 619 90282 1 6 OCLC 913963210 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link a b Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980 p 166 a b c d e f Dushkov 1972 p 66 Dushkov 1972 pp 29 30References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dzhengal Michev Michev Nikolaj Nikolay Mihajlov Mihaylov Cvetko Tsvetko Vapcarov Vaptsarov Ivan Ivan Kiradzhiev Kiradzhiev Svetlin Svetlin 1980 Geografski rechnik na Blgariya Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria in Bulgarian Sofiya Sofia Nauka i kultura Nauka i kultura Dushkov Dushkov Dobri Dobri 1972 Pirin Turisticheski rechnik Pirin Tourist Dictionary in Bulgarian Sofiya Sofia Nauka i kultura Nauka i kultura Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dzhengal amp oldid 1180078251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,