The Region
Seven Rila Lakes
The Seven Rila Lakes (Седем(те) Рилски езера, Sedem(te) Rilski ezera) are a group of lakes of glacial origin, situated in the northwestern Rila Mountains in Bulgaria. They are the most visited group of lakes in Bulgaria. The lakes are situated between 2,100 and 2,500 metres elevation above sea level.
Each lake carries a name associated with its most characteristic feature:
- Salzata ("The Tear") due to its clear waters that allow visibility in depth. and is the highest one
- Okoto ("The Eye") after its almost perfectly oval form and is the next one in height
- Okoto is the deepest circus lake in Bulgaria, with a depth of 37.5 m
- Babreka ("The Kidney") is the lake with the steepest shores from the whole group
- Bliznaka ("The Twin") is the largest one by area
- Trilistnika ("The Trefoil") has an irregular shape and low shores
- Ribnoto Ezero ("The Fish Lake") is the shallowest
- Dolnoto Ezero ("The Lower Lake") is where the waters that flow out of the other lakes are gathered to form the Dzherman River
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