Shipka Pass
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Shipka pass is a scenic mountain pass through the Stara Planina, or Balkan Mountains, in Bulgaria. It is crossed by a road, which runs from Russe on the Danube River, to Stara Zagora and then on to Edirne, Turkey. The maximum altitude of this pass is 1,150 m (3,820 ft).
During the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878, this pass was the scene of a series of conflicts collectively named the Battle of Shipka Pass.
