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Kaliakra Cape
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| Photo Information |
| Copyright: Vlad Ghiea (vlad) (158) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2000-08 |
| Categories: Nature |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2005-03-14 12:16 |
| Viewed: 751 |
| Points: 1 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Kaliakra is a beautiful cape close to the Romanian border.The cape stretches 2km deep into the Black See and consists of 60-70m-high limestone rocks, the inaccessibility of which has been the main reason for the construction of an ancient fortress named Tirisis there. The fortress was successively used by Tracians, Romans, Byzantines and Bulgarians. According to legends, the fortress was guarding the treasuries of Lyzimah, successor of Alexander the Great. Today there are quite many remains of those ancient settlements, which can be seen exhibited in a small museum. One can also read there a legend telling the story of several Bulgarian girls who chose to jump from the high cape into the sea but not to be captured and converted to Islam by the Turks.
The Kaliakra cape was declared a protected area in 1941. The protected area has since been expanded already three times and currently reaches some 50 ha. It is one of the few places where the rare species of seal-monks, found only in the northern part of the Bulgarian coast, were to be seen not long ago. A few decades ago, about 130 of these rare animals were counted in the area. |
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- suzley
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(6786) - [2005-03-14 13:17]
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Hi Vlad
Good shot Vlad although I feel the saturation colour of the sea maybe too heavy. All said, its pleasing to look at. Well done
Steve
