Saraya, Pazardzhik Province

Saraya (Bulgarian: Сарая) is a village Pazardzhik Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, southern Bulgaria. The population as of 2006 is 1,516. The village is situated very close to the Trakiya motorway near its juncture with the road Pazardzhik-Panagyurishte. The main occupation for its inhabitants is agriculture due to the favourable climatic conditions in the area. There are many glasshouses in the region in which early vegetables are grown. Stock-breeding is very important with several farms for cattle, pigs and sheep.

There is a venerable oak forest on the land close to the village. Ruins of a medieval settlement can be found in the vicinity.

Coordinates: 42°15′N 24°19′E / 42.250°N 24.317°E / 42.250; 24.317

Pazardzhik Municipality

Capital: Pazardzhik

Villages	Aleko Konstantinovo Apriltsi Bratanitsa Chernogorovo Debrushtitsa Dobrovnitsa Dragor Gelemenovo Glavinitsa Govedare Hadzhievo Ivailo Krali Marko Lyanovo Malo Konare Miryantsi Mokrishte Ognyanovo Ovchepoltsi Patalenitsa Pishtigovo Rosen Saraya Sbor Sinitovo Topoli Dol Tsar Asen Tsrancha Velichkovo Yunatsite Zvanichevo

Landmarks	Church of the Mother of God Pazardzhik Clock Tower Pazardzhik History Museum Georgi Benkovski Stadium Church of St Demetrius, Patalenitsa

Culture	PFC Hebar Pazardzhik Videlina Cultural Center

Notable people	Kimon Georgiev Konstantin Muraviev Konstantin Velichkov

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