Vakarel
Vakarel ({{langx|bg|Вакарел}}) is a village, {{convert|41|km|0|abbr=on}} away from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.
File:Magistrala-Trakia-pri-Vakarel.jpg Vakarel junction]]
Population: 1984 people. It is situated in the Sredna Gora mountains, within Ihtiman Municipality. The village is an important transport knot along the Sofia - Plovdiv railway route. The Trakiya motorway runs near Vakarel. Vakarel is 822 meters above sea level.
About {{convert|1|km|0|abbr=on}} away from the village is the Vakarel Radio Transmitter. Near Vakarel is the Vakarelian Monastery 'Saint Petka'. The monastery is relatively new, established in the 20th century. Its yearly celebration is on 14 October.
Residential areas are also around Vakarel.Bulgarian online encyclopedia
Vakarel's name is of Aromanian (Balkan Latin) origin, from the word vacarel, "cattleshed, cowshed" or with the Aromanian diminutive suffix –el, "young cowherd",{{cite book|last=Чолева-Димитрова|first=Анна М.|title=Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник|publisher=Пенсофт|location=София|year=2002|isbn=954-642-168-5|oclc=57603720|language=bg|pages=104}} cf. Romanian văcar, "cowboy, neatherd".{{cite web|url=http://hallo.ro/search.do?l=&d=en&query=v%C4%83car|title=hallo.ro - văcar|publisher=Dictionar Englez-Român |language=ro|access-date=2008-10-10}}
Gallery
File:St-Petka-Monastery-of-Vakarel.jpg|Vacareiian Monastery St. Petka
File:Vacarelian-Monastery-Church.jpg|St. Petka Church of Vakarelian Monastery St. Petka
File:Vacarelian-Monastery-Church-Interior.jpg|Interior of St. Petka Church in Vacarelian Monastery
File:Radio-transmitter-antena-at-Vakarel.jpg|Vakarel radio transmitter
File:RIF-Ltd-Vakarel.jpg| RIF Ltd. - a construction materials company, based in Vakarel
Honour
Vakarel Saddle on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Vakarel.
References
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