Nos Kaliakra, Dobrich Province, Bulgaria
Nos Kaliakra is a long and narrow headland on the northern Bulgarian Black Sea coast. It is situated 7 miles east of Kavarna and 37 miles north east of Varna. The headland is around 1.2 miles long and the coast is steep with vertical cliffs reaching 230 feet down to the sea.
The name "Kaliakra" is of Byzantine Greek origin. It is a combination of "καλός" meaning "beautiful" and "άκρα" meaning "headland" or "fortress".
Nos Kaliakra was the site of the naval Battle of Cape Kaliakra on 11th August 1791, part of the Russo-Turkish War of 1787 to 1792.
The first modern lighthouse on Nos Kaliakra was built in 1866 by the Compagnie des Phares de l’Empire Ottomane. The present one, a 33 foot cylindrical stone masonry tower with lantern and gallery, was built in 1901.
Nos Kaliakra is a nature reserve which sits on the Via Pontica bird migration flyway. Many rare and migrant birds can be seen during spring and autumn and it is also home to several rare breeding birds such as Pied Wheatear, Isabelline Wheatear and the local desmarestii race of European Shag. The road to the headland passes through scrub and steppe which provides suitable habitat for a wide range of breeding birds including Saker Falcon, Red-footed Falcon, Long-legged Buzzard, Stone Curlew, Calandra and Short-toed Larks, Tawny Pipit, Lesser Grey Shrike, Hoopoe and Black-headed Bunting.
Date: 18th May 2018
Location: Nos Kaliakra, Dobrich Province, Bulgaria
The name "Kaliakra" is of Byzantine Greek origin. It is a combination of "καλός" meaning "beautiful" and "άκρα" meaning "headland" or "fortress".
Nos Kaliakra was the site of the naval Battle of Cape Kaliakra on 11th August 1791, part of the Russo-Turkish War of 1787 to 1792.
The first modern lighthouse on Nos Kaliakra was built in 1866 by the Compagnie des Phares de l’Empire Ottomane. The present one, a 33 foot cylindrical stone masonry tower with lantern and gallery, was built in 1901.
Nos Kaliakra is a nature reserve which sits on the Via Pontica bird migration flyway. Many rare and migrant birds can be seen during spring and autumn and it is also home to several rare breeding birds such as Pied Wheatear, Isabelline Wheatear and the local desmarestii race of European Shag. The road to the headland passes through scrub and steppe which provides suitable habitat for a wide range of breeding birds including Saker Falcon, Red-footed Falcon, Long-legged Buzzard, Stone Curlew, Calandra and Short-toed Larks, Tawny Pipit, Lesser Grey Shrike, Hoopoe and Black-headed Bunting.
Date: 18th May 2018
Location: Nos Kaliakra, Dobrich Province, Bulgaria
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