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Kardzhali
Kardzhali · Bulgaria
City population
44,071
#23
in Bulgaria
#12,795
worldwide
41.645, 25.366 · 205 km from Sofia
About Kardzhali
Kardzhali is a city in Kardzhali, Bulgaria with a population of 44,071. It is the 23rd largest of the 55 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bulgaria, and the 12,795th largest worldwide. It lies 205 km from Sofia.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Kardzhali
Elevation
248 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Sofia
Coordinates
41.645, 25.366
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 55 in BulgariaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.