The Bulgarian government has moved forward a project to develop a proposal for the so-called "Valley of the Thracian Kings" to be included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Bulgarian Minister of Finance Simeon Djankov said that the cabinet has allotted BGN 1.5 M for the project for 2012, during a visit to the town of Kazanlak, located in the valley.

Djankov inspected newly discovered Thracian mounds in the area, together with Bulgarian Minister of Vezhdi Rashidov, Stara Zagora region governnor Nedyalko Nedyalkov, Kazanlak mayor Galina Georgieva and MPs.

The co-called Valley of the Thracian Kings is a region of Thracian burial mounds, located in the valley of Kazanluk, a large town in central Bulgaria.

Apart from the famous Kazanluk tomb and the tombs at the villages of Krun, Muglizh, the Koprinka Dam and many others, the archaeological excavations in the Valley in the 90s and 00s brought to light new sites.

Sites include in particular a residence of the Odrysian kings, as well as the tomb of renowned Thracian king Seuthes III.

The unearthed archaeological monuments are unique showing the development of Thracian culture in the 5th and the 4th century B.C.

The idea to bid for the inclusion of the Valley of the Thracian Kinds in the UNESCO World Heritage was suggested as early as 2009 by current UNESCO President Irina Bokova, who at the time was running for the position.

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