Harmanli

Harmanli (Bulgarian: Харманли [ˈxarmɐnli], Turkish: Harmanlı) is a town in Haskovo Province, south-central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the eponymous Harmanli Municipality.

Harmanli
Харманли
Harmanli
Location of Harmanli
Coordinates: 41°56′N 25°54′E
CountryBulgaria
Province
(Oblast)
Haskovo
Government
  MayorMaria Kirkova
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total18,830
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
6450
Area code0373

Near the site of Hamanli in Late Antiquity, during the early 4th-century Cibalensean War, the Battle of Mardia was fought between the Roman emperors Licinius and Constantine the Great. Harmanli was founded 1510 along the road connecting Central Europe and Anatolia.

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