View from Shipka

Snow scene at Shipka Pass

Shipka Pass (Bulgarian: Шипченски проход, Shipchenski prohod) is a scenic mountain pass through Stara Planina in Bulgaria. It is crossed by a road, which runs from Ruse on the Danube River to Stara Zagora and then on to Edirne in Turkey. The maximum altitude of the pass is 1,150 m (3,820 ft). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2419 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Shipka Pass ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2419 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Shipka Pass ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2576x1932, 1180 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Bulgaria Wikipedia:Featured pictures visible User:Neofelis Nebulosa User:Spaully Shipka Pass Portal:Bulgaria Portal:Bulgaria/Featured picture User:Cyde/Featured pictures Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs 05 Wikipedia:Featured... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2576x1932, 1180 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Bulgaria Wikipedia:Featured pictures visible User:Neofelis Nebulosa User:Spaully Shipka Pass Portal:Bulgaria Portal:Bulgaria/Featured picture User:Cyde/Featured pictures Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs 05 Wikipedia:Featured... Stara Planina, Rhodope, Rila and Pirin Mountains The Stara Planina (Old Mountain) or Balkan mountain range is an extension of the Carpathian mountain range, separated from it by the Danube River. ... Rousse (also transliterated as Ruse or Russe; Bulgarian: Русе; Romanian: Rusciuc) is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria, with a population of 178,000. ... The Danube (ancient Danuvius, ancient Greek Istros) is the longest river of the European Union and Europes second-longest[3] (after the Volga). ... Stara Zagora (Cyrillic: Стара Загора) is a large city and an important economic centre of southern Bulgaria. ... Selimiye Mosque, built by Sinan in 1575 Edirne (Greek: Αδριανούπολη, Bulgarian: Одрин) is a city in Thrace, the westernmost part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. ...

During the Russo-Turkish War, Shipka Pass was the scene of a series of conflicts collectively named the Battle of Shipka Pass. There is also a Shipka Pass in the east end of Glasgow, Scotland. Combatants Russia, Romania Ottoman Empire The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 had its origins in the Russian goal of gaining access to the Mediterranean Sea and liberating the Orthodox Christian Slavic peoples of the Balkan Peninsula (Bulgarians, Serbians) from the Islamic-ruled Ottoman Empire. ... Four battles were fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire for control over the crucial Shipka Pass during the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I...

External links

• Shipka – The Pass, Monument, Village and Monastery
• Around Brigton Cross – Glasgow's Changing East-End

Coordinates: 42°46′N 25°19′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...