Özet:

Old Zagra, which is also called by the Ottomans as Zağra-i Eskihisar, Eskihisar-ı Zağra, Zağra Eskisi and Zağra or Zağra-i Atik, is an old and important city located in the central part of Bulgaria. The conquest of the Old Zağra, which is called the "City of Linden and Roses" in the region, was carried out by Lala Şahin Pasha in the 14th century. The Turks reconstructed this city after capturing it and turn it into an art city in this region called the "valley of roses". Many poets, writers and statesmen have been raised here throughout history. Since the end of the 16th century, the demographic structure of the city has changed with the increase of non-Muslim population in Ancient Zagra and this change is felt more with the decrease of the Turkish population in the 19th century. The sad farewell of the Turks, who were forced to leave these lands due to wars, to the Ancient Zagra is still alive in the memories. Old Zagra is a well known city with its health tourism, thermal springs and around 35 tourist hotels in the city. The city's wide boulevards with trees on both sides, shopping malls and museums are worth seeing. On the other hand, in Old Zagra, which is an important industrial city with a population of 370 thousand, various branches of industry has developed and today the city makes significant contributions to the Bulgarian economy with cotton weaving industry, chemical production, fertilizer production, agricultural tools and machine parts industry, cigarette, beer and canned food production.