Dolno Dryanovo is a village in Garmen Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.[2] It is situated in the Dabrash ridge of the Rhodope Mountains some 7 kilometers east-southeast of Garmen and 82 kilometers southeast of Blagoevgrad on the third class road Gotse Delchev-Satovcha-Dospat. It is located close to the river Chechka Bistritsa.

Dolno Dryanovo
Долно Дряново
Village
Dolno Dryanovo is located in Bulgaria
Dolno Dryanovo
Dolno Dryanovo
Coordinates: 41°35′17″N 23°53′52″E / 41.588°N 23.8978°E / 41.588; 23.8978
Country Bulgaria
ProvinceBlagoevgrad Province
MunicipalityGarmen
Government
 • MayorErhan Sherif (GERB)
Area
 • Total13,497 km2 (5,211 sq mi)
Elevation
702 m (2,303 ft)
Population
 (15 June 2013[1])
 • Total1,253
 GRAO
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
2944
Area code07531
The Village

History and religion

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The village was first mentioned in 1636 year in the Ottoman registers. The people are Muslim of Pomak origin. There are two mosques raised in the center of the village. The older mosque was built before more than 500 years and was restored in 2008. The newer one was built in 1998 and is one of the biggest in the Chech region.

Education and health care

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The Primary school "Hristo Botev" was renovated in 2011 year. There is a kindergarten and a community center with a public library and amateur folklore dances formations for men and women. The health care is provided by a general practitioner doctor and a dental clinic.

Tourism

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  • Stone heads sanctuary - it is a newly discovered prehistoric sanctuary, combined with a Thracian sanctuary. There are several stone figurines, that was thought to be a natural phenomenon, but it appeared that they are human-made. The sanctuary is located 2.5 kilometers northeast of the village.
  • 500-year-old mosque in the center of the village.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Таблица на населението по постоянен и настоящ адрес област БЛАГОЕВГРАД община БАНСКО". grao.bg (in Bulgarian). 15 December 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ^ Guide Bulgaria Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Accessed 5 May 2010
  3. ^ "Archived copy". www.nicopolisadnestum.eu. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)