Bakadzhitsite

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Bakadzhitsite is a hilly ridge in southeastern Bulgaria, in Yambol Province. It runs about 30–35 km from northwest to southeast and is 10–12 km wide. The highest point is Mount St Sava, about 515 m high, just south of the village Tarnava.

Key facts
- Location and surroundings: lies between the Yambol and Elhovo Fields to the west and southwest, the Sliven Valley to the north, and the Burgas Plain to the east. It connects to the Hisar Heights to the northeast and reaches the Strandzha mountains and Dervent Heights to the south.
- Geology: made of andesite, pykrete, basalt and trachybasalt; contains polymetallic ore deposits.
- Climate and water: the area has a transitional continental climate with some Mediterranean influence. The ridge marks the watershed between the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea basins. Rivers to the east flow to the Black Sea (via Sredetska reka); rivers to the north, west, and southwest flow to the Aegean via the Tundzha.
- Soils and vegetation: soils are mostly cinnamon forest soils with some karst; the heights have low, sparse deciduous forests and pastures.
- Villages and towns: nine villages sit at the foothills — Voynika, Aleksandrovo, Lyulin, Pobeda, Tamarino, Tarnava, Chargan, Chelnik and Irechekovo. Yambol is to the northeast and Bolyarovo to the south.
- Transport: a 22.9 km stretch of road Polikraishte–Sliven–Yambol–Sredets passes through Bakadzhitsite, between Kalchevo and Voynika.