Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak

Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
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The Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak is a vaulted-brickwork "beehive" (tholos) tomb located near the town of Kazanlak in central Bulgaria [1]. It is part of a large royal Thracian necropolis in the Valley of the Thracian Rulers, situated near the ancient capital of Seuthopolis [1]. The region contains over a thousand tombs of Thracian royalty and aristocracy [1]. The tomb lies in the Kazanlak Valley, enclosed between the Balkan Mountains to the north and the Sredna Gora mountain range to the south [1].

TypeNecropolis/tombs complex
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountryBulgaria
Coordinates42.6259° N, 25.3992° E

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