Arabakonak
| Arabakonak | |
|---|---|
 Arabakonak Pass | |
Interactive map of Arabakonak | |
| Elevation | 980 m (3,220 ft) |
| Third Approach | |
| Location | Bulgaria |
| Range | Balkan Mountains |
| Coordinates | 42°46′06″N 23°50′51″E / 42.76833°N 23.84750°E |
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.[1]
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.[2]
On 14 April 1925, a group of anarchists organized an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria.
References
- ↑ Bulgarian Historical Review. Publishing House of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. 1991. p. 18. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ Statiev, Alexander (2 October 2019). "A Hitch on the Path to Glory: The Breakthrough Across the Balkan Ridge During the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78". The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. 32 (4): 507–525. doi:10.1080/13518046.2019.1684012. ISSN 1351-8046. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
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