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Veliki Preslav

a Pleiades place resource

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Veliki Preslav was a fortified site that served as the capital of the Tsar Simeon I of the Bulgarian Empire. The site flourished during the ninth and tenth centuries CE. The site includes both 'inner' and 'outer' fortified areas.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/731893155

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
43.1459343606, 26.8134540561

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Outer town (AD 800 - AD 999) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- OSM location of Преслав (вътрешен град) (AD 800 - AD 999) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Велики Преслав (Veliki Preslav: Bulgarian, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Veliki Preslav makes connections with:

None

Veliki Preslav receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement (fortified), archaeological site

References:

See Further:

Milo 2023

Related:

GeoNames 725995: Veliki Preslav

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Veliki Preslav: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/731893155> [accessed: 08 July 2025]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/731893155 |title=Places: 731893155 (Veliki Preslav) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=July 8, 2025 4:18 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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