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Madara Rider

Also known as Madara Horseman

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Location

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Madara Rider is about 15 km east of Shumen. The nearest other World Heritage site is Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari, about 60 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Shumen · about 87,000 peopleabout 15 km west
  • Razgrad · about 38,000 peopleabout 55 km north-west
  • Varna · about 313,000 peopleabout 65 km east
  • Dobrich · about 95,000 peopleabout 70 km north-east
  • Burgas · about 196,000 peopleabout 90 km south
  • Sliven · about 96,000 peopleabout 90 km south-west
Madara RiderVarnaRuseSlivenDobrichShumenTurnovoRazgradThracian Tomb of SveshtariAncient City of NessebarRock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo50 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Madara Rider and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesThracian Tomb of Sveshtari1Ancient City of Nessebar2Srebarna Nature Reserve3Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo4Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak5Madara Rider
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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