| Bulgaria, located in the southeastern corner of Europe, was part of the Ottoman Empire for centuries until it became independent in 1878. Independence was a complex process, and the southeastern part of the country, including the Bourgas area, remained nominally in the Empire under the name Eastern Rumelia until 1886. Bulgaria has about 200 km (125 mi) of coastline facing east on the Black Sea. The principal ports are Bourgas (Burgas) in the south and Varna in the north. In recent years the country's Black Sea beaches have become popular vacation destinations for Eastern Europeans. The Bulgarian word for a lighthouse is far. Since the end of the Communist era (1945-1991), a number of place names that had been changed under Communist rule have reverted to the original forms. The Communist era names are shown in braces {}. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volume E of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 113. What's Hot: |
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Posted January 12, 2007. Checked and revised March 14, 2008. Lighthouses: 23. Site copyright 2008 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.