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Rhodope Mountains
The
Rhodopes
(; ,
Rodopi
; ) are a mountain range in
Southeastern Europe
, with over 83% of its area in southern
Bulgaria
and the remainder in
Greece
. Its highest peak,
Golyam Perelik
, is the seventh highest Bulgarian mountain. The mountain range gives its name to the terrestrial
ecoregion
Rodope montane mixed forests
that belongs in the
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Biome
and the
Palearctic ecozone
. The region is particularly notable for its
karst
areas with their deep river gorges, large caves and specific sculptured forms, such as the
Trigrad Gorge
.
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