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Pass of the Republic

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Pass of the Republic
Elevation700 m (2,297 ft)
Traversed byRoad
LocationBulgaria
RangeBalkan Mountains
Coordinates42°47′50″N 25°40′30″E / 42.79722°N 25.67500°E / 42.79722; 25.67500

Pass of the Republic (Bulgarian: Проход на Републиката [ˈprɔhot narɛˈpublikɐtɐ]), is a mountain pass in the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina) in Bulgaria. It connects Veliko Tarnovo and Gurkovo.[1]

It is also known as Hainboaz Pass (Хаинбоаз [xɐˈinboˌas]).[2]

The road was constructed in the 1960s.[3]

Sources

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  1. ^ "Pass of the Republic". www.dangerousroads.org. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  2. ^ "27-Year Old Woman Dies as Romanian Bus Overturns at Bulgaria's Hainboaz Pass". Sofia, Bulgaria: Novinite.com. 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  3. ^ "A paved road to Pass of the Republic". www.dangerousroads.org. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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