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Tumba (Greek: Τούμπα, Bulgarian and Macedonian: Тумба) is a peak in the Belasica mountains in the region of Macedonia. The peak, 1,880 metres (6,170 ft) in height, lies on Belasica's main ridge, west of Lozen Peak and east of Sechena Skala Peak. A dome-shaped mountain with steep southern and northern slopes, Tumba is covered with low subalpine vegetation and is made of metamorphic rock. Tumba is notable as the point where the national borders of Bulgaria, Greece and North Macedonia meet (tripoint). It is one of the southwesternmost point of Bulgaria and one of the southeasternmost point of North Macedonia.

Tumba
Τούμπα, Тумба
Tumba Peak
Highest point
Elevation	1,880 m (6,170 ft)
Coordinates	41°20′17″N 22°56′33″E
Geography
Location	Bulgaria Greece North Macedonia
Parent range	Belasica

In Bulgaria, favourable starting points of an ascent are the villages Klyuch, Skrat and Gabrene. In North Macedonia, these are Smolari and Sharena Cheshma. In Greece these are Platanakia, Kalochori and Kastanoussa. Every August since 2001, an international excursion to the peak is organized under the motto "Balkans Without Borders".

References

• Божилов, Иван Ангелов (1999). Енциклопедия Пирински край (in Bulgarian). Vol. том 2. Благоевград: Община Благоевград. p. 351. ISBN 978-954-90006-2-7.

External links

• Travel notes of a Tumba ascent by Yoana Yancheva (in Bulgarian)

На других языках

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- [en] Tumba Peak (Belasica)

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[es] Pico Tumba (Belasica)

El pico Tumba (griego: Τούμπα, macedonio y búlgaro: Тумба) es un pico en las montañas de Belasica en la región de Macedonia. El pico, con 1880 metros de altitud, se encuentra en la cresta principal de Belasica, al oeste del pico Lozen y al este del pico Sechena Skala. Una montaña en forma de cúpula con empinadas laderas del sur y del norte, Tumba está cubierta de vegetación subalpina baja y está formado de roca metamórfica. Tumba es notable por ser el punto donde se unen las fronteras nacionales de Bulgaria, Grecia y la República de Macedonia. Es el punto más al sudoeste de Bulgaria y el punto más al sudeste de la República de Macedonia.

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[it] Monte Tumba

Il Monte Tumba (1.880 m s.l.m. - in macedone ed in bulgaro Тумба) è una montagna della catena montuosa della Belasica.

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[ru] Тумба (гора)

Ту́мба (греч. Τούμπα, болг. Тумба, макед. Тумба) — пограничная гора на стыке трёх европейских стран: Греции, Болгарии и Северной Македонии (трипойнт). В этих странах административно принадлежит Македонии-Фракии (Центральной Македонии), Благоевградской области (община Петрич) и Юго-Восточному региону (община Ново-Село), соответственно. Тумба является частью горного хребта Беласица, имеет высоту 1880 метров.

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