Plovdiv Synagogue Plovdiv Synagogue The Zion Plovdiv Synagogue is a synagogue in the city of Plovdiv located in Bulgaria. This synagogue is one of the only 2 synagogues that remain active to this day in Bulgaria (with the Sofia Synagogue). According to the archaeological research a Synagogue had been constructed in ancient Philippopolis dating back to the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus in the first half of 3rd century AD. It is followed by several renovations, the last one – from the beginning of 5th century (M. Martinova). In 1360, when the city was conquered by the Turks certain Jews who emigrated
Plovdiv Peak km north of M'Kean Point and (Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009). Plovdiv Peak Plovdiv Peak (Vrah Plovdiv \'vr&h 'plov-div\) is a peak rising to 1,040 m in the east extremity of Levski Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak overlooks Magura Glacier to the south and Iskar Glacier to the north-northeast. The peak was named after the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv. The peak is located at , which is 3.15 km east-northeast of Great Needle Peak (Pico Falsa Aguja), 1.17 km east of Helmet Peak, 3.48 km south of Yana Point, 780 m