It was founded in the early Middle Ages as a fortress and a settlement next to it, in the Hissarlak area. By the end of second Bulgarian Kingdom it was given the name of Shoumen. There are interesting monuments of architecture, such as The Tower of the Old Clock, 1740, Tamboul Mosque and Kourshoum Cheshma, 1744.
In Shoumen and the lands around it, unique monuments of culture are preserved from ancient times to the present. Here are the first Bulgarian capitals - Pliska and Veliki Preslav(Great Preslav), here is Madara - the Bulgarian Troy, with the unique Madara horsemen. In 1979 it is declared as a monument with world significance and it is placed under the eegie of UNESCO, here is the old Shoumen Fortress, here are numerous evidences of the role of the town of Shoumen in 13 century history of the Bulgarian people.
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