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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Rhodopes, Rhodope Mountains, Momchil, Bachkovo Monastery, Krumovitsa, Bogutevo, Pindus, Dospat Reservoir, Tatul, Perperikon, Acarnanian Mountains, Delyo, Pamporovo, Asenova krepost, Ivaylovgrad Dam, Arda, Pangaion Hills, Tsepina, Marvelous Bridges, Patatnik, Studen Kladenets, Belashtitsa Monastery, Panaitoliko, Golyam Beglik, Chepino Valley, Ustra, Snezhanka, Trigrad Gorge, Lyutitsa, Pierian Mountains, Kardzhali Reservoir, Voras mountain range, Uhlovitsa, Asterousia Mountains, Golyam Perelik, Shiroka Polyana, Batak Reservoir, Vermio Mountains, Chepelare River, Oneia Mountains, Voras Mountains, Vacha Reservoir, Psiloritis Mountains. Excerpt: The Rhodopes (; Bulgarian: , Rodopi; Greek: , Rodopi; Turkish: ) are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, with over 83% of its area in southern Bulgaria and the remainder in Greece. Its highest peak, Golyam Perelik (2,191 m), is the seventh highest Bulgarian mountain. The region is particularly notable for the Karst areas with their deep river gorges, large caves and specific sculptured forms, such as the Trigrad Gorge. A significant part of Bulgaria's hydropower resources is located in the western areas of the range. There are a number of hydro-cascades and dams used for electricity production, irrigation and as tourist destinations. The Rhodopes have a rich cultural heritage including ancient Thracian sites such as Perperikon, Tatul and Belintash; medieval castles, churches, monasteries and picturesque villages with traditional Bulgarian architecture from 18th and 19th century. The name of the Rhodope mountains has a Thracian provenance. Rhod-ope ( -o ) is interpreted as the first name of a river, meaning "rusty/redish river," where Rhod- has the same Indo-European root as the bulgarian " " (ore, "ruda"), " " (rust, "razda"), " " (latinrufous) and germ. rot (" ...
