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Coordinates: 43°24′7″N24°38′57″E / 43.40194°N 24.64917°E / 43.40194; 24.64917 Pleven TV tower (best known as Miziya Tower) is a telecommunication tower in Pleven, Bulgaria. It is located east of the Druzhba quarter of the city. The tower was opened in the 1960s; with height of 107 meters it is the tallest building in the city.

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Pleven Place in Bulgaria

Pleven is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality. It is the biggest economic center in Northwestern Bulgaria. At the end of 2015 its population is 99,628.

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Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. The capital and largest city is Sofia; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. With a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), Bulgaria is Europe's 16th-largest country.

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