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Muratov Vrah (Bulgarian: Муратов връх) is a 2,669 m high peak in the Pirin mountain range, south-western Bulgaria.[1][2] It is situated on the main ridge of the mountain range, to the southwest of the summit of Hvoynati Vrah (2,635 m) and to the northwest of the rocky ridge Donchovi Karauli, from which it is separated by the saddle Banderishka porta. In southwestern direction from the summit branches the Sinanitsa secondary ridge of Pirin.[2]

Muratov Vrah (Муратов връх)
Highest point
Elevation	2,669 m (8,757 ft)
Coordinates	41°44′44.64″N 23°23′48.18″E
Geography
Location	Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria
Parent range	Pirin Mountains

Muratov Vrah is built up of granite. The peak is rocky, shaped like a four-walled pyramid, resembling Pirin's highest summit Vihren (2,914 m).[2] Its slopes are steep; the northern and eastern slopes are popular with climbers. The summit is deforested, with isolated pockets of dwarf pine (Pinus mugo) along its foothills.[1]

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• Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).
• Душков (Dushkov), Добри (Dobri) (1972). Пирин. Туристически речник [Pirin. Tourist Dictionary] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).

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