| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 The Madara Rider | |
| Location | Shumen, Bulgaria |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (iii) |
| Reference | 43 |
| Inscription | 1979 (3rd Session) |
| Area | 1.2 ha (130,000 sq ft) |
| Buffer zone | 501.7 ha (1.937 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 43°16′36.1″N 27°07′10.4″E / 43.276694°N 27.119556°E |
  Location of Madara Rider in Bulgaria | |
The Madara Rider or Madara Horseman[1] (Bulgarian: Мадарски конник, Madarski konnik) is a large early medieval rock relief carved on the Madara Plateau east of Shumen in northeastern Bulgaria, near the village of Madara. The monument is dated to the very late 7th[2] or more often the very early 8th century, during the reign of the Bulgar Khan Tervel.[3] In 1979, the monument was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[4]
- ^ Donchev 1981, p. 41.
- ^ Petkov 2008, p. 5.
- ^ Fiedler 2008, p. 202.
- ^ Donchev 1981, p. 46.