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Isperih (Bulgarian: Исперих [ispɛˈrix]; Turkish: Kemallar) is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Razgrad Province, situated in the central part of the Ludogorie region. It is the administrative centre of the eponymous Isperih Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 9,017 inhabitants.[1]

Isperih Исперих
View of central Isperih
Coat of arms
Isperih Location of Isperih
Coordinates: 43°43′N 26°50′E
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Razgrad
Government
• Mayor	Beysim Rufat
Elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Population  (31 December 2009)[1]
• City	9,017
• Urban	22,556
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	7400
Area code(s)	08331

Isperih was called Kemallar during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria and was later renamed in honour of Bulgarian khan Asparuh, whose name in Slavic was Isperih.

The town has a mixed population of Bulgarians and Turks, with an Orthodox church and a mosque being present. Isperih emerged in 1545 at the place of a medieval settlement, with the earliest known traces of human presence in the area dating from the Bronze Age. The village was first mentioned as Kemallar in an Ottoman tax register from 1573 and was renamed Isperih in 1934, becoming a town on 31 January 1960.

The Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located nearby. Another landmark in the area is the 17th-century Bektashi Demir Baba Tekke, uniting Bektashi, Sunni, Christian and pagan traditions. The oldest active windmill in the country can also be found in Isperih municipality; it was built in the early 19th century.

American murder victim Senicha Lessman was originally from Isperih.

References

External links

• Gaetica website covering the municipality

На других языках

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[de] Isperich

Isperich (bulgarisch: Исперих) ist eine Stadt im Nordosten Bulgariens in der Oblast Rasgrad. Sie liegt im zentralen Teil der Region Ludogorie.

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- [en] Isperih

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[ru] Исперих

Исперих (болг. Исперих) — второй по величине город в Разградской области Болгарии, центр общины Исперих. Население города составляет 9080 человек (на 15 июня 2014 года).

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