Bulgarian provinces, found on the map
Find all 28 provinces, or oblasti. Sofia City and the surrounding Sofia Province are separate units; zoom in to tell them apart.
28 to find, 8 a run.
4 rounds, 6 of 8 to pass each. Pass one and its places are yours.
Every one on the map
Every place listed below can be asked in this game. Places you find in a passed round drop out of your remaining pool.
- Blagoevgrad
- Burgas
- Dobrich
- Gabrovo
- Haskovo
- Kardzhali
- Kyustendil
- Lovech
- Montana
- Pazardzhik
- Pernik
- Pleven
- Plovdiv
- Razgrad
- Ruse
- Shumen
- Silistra
- Sliven
- Smolyan
- Sofia City
- Sofia Province
- Stara Zagora
- Targovishte
- Varna
- Veliko Tarnovo
- Vidin
- Vratsa
- Yambol
What the map tells you about each one
The paragraph the game shows when you find each one. Reading them first is not cheating.
- Blagoevgrad
- Blagoevgrad is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Blagoevgrad.
- Burgas
- Burgas is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Burgas.
- Varna
- Varna is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Varna.
- Veliko Tarnovo
- Veliko Tarnovo is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Veliko Tarnovo.
- Vidin
- Vidin is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Vidin.
- Vratsa
- Vratsa is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Vratsa.
- Gabrovo
- Gabrovo is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Gabrovo.
- Dobrich
- Dobrich is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Dobrich.
- Kardzhali
- Kardzhali is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Kardzhali.
- Kyustendil
- Kyustendil is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Kyustendil.
- Lovech
- Lovech is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Lovech.
- Montana
- Montana is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Montana.
- Pazardzhik
- Pazardzhik is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Pazardzhik.
- Pernik
- Pernik is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Pernik.
- Pleven
- Pleven is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Pleven.
- Plovdiv
- Plovdiv is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Plovdiv.
- Razgrad
- Razgrad is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Razgrad.
- Ruse
- Ruse is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Ruse.
- Silistra
- Silistra is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Silistra.
- Sliven
- Sliven is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Sliven.
- Smolyan
- Smolyan is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Smolyan.
- Sofia City
- Sofia City is a province-level unit containing the capital municipality, separate from Sofia Province.
- Sofia Province
- Sofia Province surrounds the capital’s separate province-level unit and includes mountain and valley landscapes.
- Stara Zagora
- Stara Zagora is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Stara Zagora.
- Targovishte
- Targovishte is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Targovishte.
- Haskovo
- Haskovo is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Haskovo.
- Shumen
- Shumen is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Shumen.
- Yambol
- Yambol is one of Bulgaria’s 28 provinces, or oblasti. Its administrative centre is the city of Yambol.
How this one works
How many provinces are on the map?
28. Every one of them is on the map, and a run asks 8 of them. Pass a round and the places you found in it drop out of the pool, so the next run is what you have left.
What is a round?
A run of 8 questions, and 6 right passes it. 4 rounds cover the whole map, and the counter at the top of the Bulgaria page counts the ones behind you. Passing is what banks a round's finds: miss the mark and nothing is taken off the map, so every place that round asked about is still there to be asked again. A round is always the places you have not found yet, and when fewer than five are left it is topped up with a few you have found as review, so the last round is never one or two questions. Three quarters of it passes it.
Can I start the map over?
Yes. "Reset this map" under the counter puts all 28 back in the pool and sets the rounds to zero the moment you press it, so the whole map is there to be found again from nothing. It clears this map only; the other maps of Bulgaria keep their progress.
Do I need an account?
No. The game plays in the page, and a guest's progress is kept in their own browser. Signing in carries it between devices and earns XP for a run.
What happens when I get one wrong?
The map names what you actually hit, then lights up the right answer in green and tells you something about the place. Missing one is how most of this map gets learned.
The other maps of Bulgaria
Afghanistan has the same map in Provinces of Afghanistan. Argentina has the same map in Argentine provinces and Buenos Aires. Belgium has the same map in Belgian provinces and Brussels. Cambodia has the same map in Cambodia’s provinces and capital. Canada has the same map in Canadian provinces and territories. China has the same map in Chinese provinces. Costa Rica has the same map in Costa Rican provinces. Cuba has the same map in Cuban provinces and Isla de la Juventud. Dominican Republic has the same map in Dominican provinces and National District. Ecuador has the same map in Ecuadorian provinces. Indonesia has the same map in Indonesian provinces. Iran has the same map in Iranian provinces. Laos has the same map in Laos’s provinces and capital. Mongolia has the same map in Mongolian aimags. Nepal has the same map in Nepali provinces. Netherlands has the same map in Dutch provinces. Panama has the same map in Panamanian provinces and comarcas. South Africa has the same map in South African provinces. South Korea has the same map in South Korean divisions. Sri Lanka has the same map in Provinces of Sri Lanka. Thailand has the same map in Thai provinces and Bangkok. Türkiye has the same map in Turkish provinces. Vietnam has the same map in Vietnamese provinces and municipalities. All three together on the Bulgaria atlas page, the country itself on the Bulgaria guide, and the other two hundred on the world map.