ɪɾ ɪz loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn ðə mˈaʊntɪnz ʌv ɹˈiːlə tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ ænd nɔːɹθwˈɛst, pˈɪɹɪn tə ðə sˈaʊθ ænd saʊθwˈɛst, ænd ðə ɹˈoʊdəp mˈaʊntɪnz tə ðɪ ˈiːst.
It is located between the mountains of Rila to the north and northwest, Pirin to the south and southwest, and the Rhodope Mountains to the east.