 It is lies at 319 m above sea level at , 15 km east of Momchilgrad, and has a population of 189 people.Most of the houses were built of well-cut stone blocks.In the 2000s Bulgarian archaeologists discovered an ancient Thracian surface tomb and sanctuary in the immediate proximity of the village, and it was soon recognized as an exclusive religious center in the region of importance to the whole region according to head archaeologist Nikolay Ovcharov.