Svirachi
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Svirachi | |
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  Svirachi Location of Svirachi | |
| Coordinates: 41°29′N 26°7′E / 41.483°N 26.117°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Haskovo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tyanka Pehlivanova |
| Elevation | 235 m (771 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 400 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 6578 |
| Area code | 03665 |
Svirachi (Bulgarian: Свирачи) is a village in the Haskovo Province, southern Bulgaria. As of 2006[update] it has 400 inhabitants, which places it the largest village in Ivaylovgrad municipality. Inhabitants of Svirachi are Anatolian Bulgarians, Eastern Orthodox Bulgarians, whose ancestors are Bulgarian refugees from Anatolia. Its former name was Zurnazen or Zornazan, which is meant "Player of Zurna" in Turkish.
It is located at altitude of 235 metres above the sea level, at 6 km to the south of Ivaylovgrad in Eastern Rhodope.
