Yambol
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Yambol Ямбол |
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Top left:Statue of George Sheytanov, Top middle:Tundzha River, Top right:Georgi Rakovski Library in Osvobozhdenie Square, Center:Saglasie Community Hall, Bottom left:Yambol Saint George Orthodox Church, Bottom middle:Ormana Park, Bottom right:Saint Nikolay Church of Yambol
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 Yambol
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| Coordinates: 42°29′N 26°30′E / 42.483°N 26.500°ECoordinates: 42°29′N 26°30′E / 42.483°N 26.500°E | |||
| Country | Bulgaria | ||
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Province (Oblast) |
Yambol | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Georgi Slavov (independent) | ||
| Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) | ||
| Population (Census February 2011) | |||
| • City | 74,132 | ||
| • Urban | 111,287 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal Code | 8600 | ||
| Area code(s) | 046 | ||
| License plate | Y | ||
| Website | www |
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Yambol (Bulgarian: Ямбол) is a city in southeastern Bulgaria and administrative centre of Yambol Province. It lies on both banks of the Tundzha river in the historical region of Thrace. It is occasionally spelled Jambol.
The administrative centres of two municipalities are situated in Yambol. One is of the rural area of Tundzha Municipality and the other is of the homonymous Yambol Municipality that embraces the city itself.
Yambol Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Yambol.
The surrounding area has been inhabited since the Neolithic and was the location of the ancient Thracian royal city of Kabyle. It was founded or refounded by Philip II of Macedon as an Ancient Greek polis. Yambol was founded by Roman Emperor Diocletian in AD 293; though it was named Diospolis (Διόςπόλις in Greek 'city of Zeus'), the name also reflected the emperor's name. The name later evolved through Diampolis (Διάμπόλις), Hiambouli (Ηιάμβόυλι; in Byzantine chronicles), Dinibouli (دنبلي; Arabic chronicles), Dbilin (Дбилин; in Bulgarian inscriptions), and Diamboli (Диамбоюли) to become Yambol. It was destroyed by the Avars in 583. As the Slavs and Bulgars arrived in the Balkans in the Middle Ages, the fortress was contested by the First Bulgarian Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire, becoming part of Bulgaria in 705 AD during the reign of Khan Tervel. It has been an important Bulgarian center ever since.
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