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{{Short description|Mountain pass in Bulgaria}}
{{Infobox mountain pass
| name = Varbitsa Pass
| photo = Varbishki prohod 2.jpg
| photo_caption =
| elevation_m = 900
| elevation_ref =
| traversed = Road
| location = [[Bulgaria]]
| range = [[Balkan Mountains]]
| coordinates = {{coord|42|55|39|N|26|40|6|E|type:pass_region:BG}}
| topo =
}}

'''Varbitsa Pass''' ({{langx|bg|Върбишки проход}} {{IPA|bg|vɐrˈbiʃki ˈprɔxot|}}) is a [[mountain pass]] in the [[Balkan Mountains]] (Stara Planina) in [[Bulgaria]]. It connects [[Shumen]] and Petolachka crossroads.

The famous [[Battle of Pliska]] was fought in the pass on July 26, 811 between the armies of [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]] led by Khan [[Krum of Bulgaria|Krum]] and the [[Byzantine Empire]] under [[Nicephorus I]] which ended with a decisive Bulgarian victory and the death of the Byzantine Emperor.<ref>{{Cite book | last = Zlatarski | first = Vasil N. | authorlink = Vasil Zlatarski | title = Medieval History of the Bulgarian State, Vol I: History of the First Bulgarian Empire, Part I: Age of Hun-Bulgar Domination (679-852) | publisher = Science and Arts Publishers, 2nd Edition (Petar Petrov, Ed.), Zahari Stoyanov Publishers, 4th Edition, 2006 | year = 1918 | location = Sofia | language = Bulgarian | url = http://www.kroraina.com/knigi/vz1a/index.html | isbn = 954-739-928-4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | last = Runciman | first = Steven | authorlink = Steven Runciman | title = A History of the First Bulgarian Empire | publisher = G. Bell & Sons, London | year = 1930 | url = https://www.questia.com/library/book/a-history-of-the-first-bulgarian-empire-by-steven-runciman.jsp}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Mountain passes of Bulgaria]]
[[Category:Balkan mountains]]
[[Category:Landforms of Shumen Province]]

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