Most people in Bulgaria live in cities and larger towns. The largest cities are the capital city Sofia, Plovdiv, Bourgas and Varna. Varna is the second largest city in Bulgaria and located on the Black Sea coast. Varna is an important business centre and the maritime capital of Bulgaria. Cl...
Although the term caste has been used loosely to stand for both varna and jati (broadly, “form of existence fixed by birth”), it is jati—the small-scale perspective represented by local village societies—that most scholars have in mind when they write about the caste system of India. ...
United States Senate, one of the two houses of thelegislature(Congress) of theUnited States, established in 1789 under theConstitution. Each state elects two senators for six-year terms. The terms of about one-third of the Senate membership expire every two years, earning the chamber the nick...
Jupiter is the lord ofwater elementdominant Pisces, so they are full of spiritual qualities like their Lord Brihaspati. They are considered one of the zodiac’s most promising and holy signs due to the lord planet Jupiter and Varna being Brahman. Pisces sign exists from the last phase ofPurva...
#115. The oldest known hand-worked gold objects are large numbers of gold funerary goods dating from 4600 BCE to 4300 BCE discovered at the site of the pre-Bronze Age city of Varna, in Bulgaria. #116. The ancient Egyptians were fashioning gold jewelry as early as 3000 BCE. Egyptian hiero...
Transportation: Railways:total: 4,152 km (22011009).Roadways:total: 19,512 km; paved: 19,235 km (includes 458 km of expressways); unpaved 277 km (2011).Waterways:470 km (2009).Ports and terminals:Burgas, Varna.Airports:68 (2013). ...
Transportation: Railways:total: 4,152 km (22011009).Roadways:total: 19,512 km; paved: 19,235 km (includes 458 km of expressways); unpaved 277 km (2011).Waterways:470 km (2009).Ports and terminals:Burgas, Varna.Airports:68 (2013). ...
THE DEFENDERS Following the defeat of the Crusader army at Varna in 1444 CE, the Byzantines needed more support. The Western powers, notably the Popes, were displeased with the Byzantines’ reluctance to forge a Church union and acknowledge their authority. In April 1453 CE, the Venetians...
21. Bulgaria has no state religion, but the majority of Bulgarian citizens identify as Eastern Orthodox Christians. 22. The oldest processed gold in the world is found in Varna in Bulgaria. The golden artifacts were believed to be 7,000 years old. ...
The most famous Satavahana king Gautamiputra claimed to be a Brahman and thought it his duty to uphold the four-fold varna system. The Satavahanas were the first rulers to make land grants to the Brahmans and there are also instances of grants made to Buddhist monks, especially to Mahayana...