Which is the street without a name sign in Plovdiv?

Although it is located in the most touristy part of the city, nowhere along its length will you see a sign with its name

It is named after Andranik Toros Ozanian (25.02.1865 – 31.08.1927) is a national hero of Armenia, leader of Armenian volunteer units for the liberation of Armenia, an officer in the Bulgarian army, and a general in the Russian army.

General Andranik is a shining figure in human history. There is not a single Armenian anywhere in the world who hasn’t heard of him, and there isn’t a Bulgarian historian who doesn’t compare his cause and revolutionary path to that of Vasil Levski.

He was born in Shabin-Karahisar, Turkish Armenia, but from 1907 he lived in the village of Galata, now a neighborhood of Varna.

At the beginning of the Balkan War, he participated in the recruitment of Armenian volunteers and the formation of an Armenian Volunteer Company. On October 16 1912, it was incorporated into the 12th Lozengrad Company of the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps. Thus, Andranik served in the Bulgarian army as one of the company’s commanders. The company commander was Garegin Nzhdeh, and Andranik was registered as a voivode.

During World War I, he took part in the Caucasus campaign and rose to the rank of general in the Armenian Volunteer Corps of the Russian army.

His leadership helped the population of Van escape from the Turkish army into Eastern Armenia – which then was under the control of Russia. On this territory, the Democratic Republic of Armenia was later established.

General Andranik died in 1927 in Fresno, United States, where he spent the last 18 years of his life.

The street segment itself is only a few dozen steps long and is situated between “Konstantin Stoilov” Street and “Artin Gidikov” Street in Old Plovdiv. There is no nameplate at either end. However, there are signs for two of the most popular houses in the Old Town – the Balabanov House and the Hindliyan House. The entrance to the latter is from “Gidikov” Street, but a large part of it is also located on “Andranik” Street.

Besides those, along the cobblestones, we encounter only two more doors, again without names or numbers. You can find such information only on Google Maps. The width of the street is just enough for two people to stretch out their arms, but aside from events at the Balabanov House, this is certainly one of the quietest and most secluded streets in the very center of Plovdiv.