Sliven Valley

Sliven Valley
А view of the valley from the Balkan Mountains
А view of the valley from the Balkan Mountains
Coordinates: 42°39′26″N 26°18′58″E / 42.65722°N 26.31611°E / 42.65722; 26.31611
LocationBulgaria
Area
 • Total830 km2 (320 sq mi)
Dimensions
 • Length70 km (43 mi)
 • Width15 km (9.3 mi)

Sliven Valley (Bulgarian: Сливенска котловина) is situated in eastern central Bulgaria. It is named after the city of Sliven, its main settlement. It is the ninth of the eleven Sub-Balkan valleys in direction west–east and is the second largest of them, after the Sofia Valley.