Pazardzhik is a city situated along the banks of the Maritsa River, in southern Bulgaria and it's the center of Pazardzhik Province and Pazardzhik Municipality. The history of Pazardzhik can be traced back to the 7th millennium BC, with early civilizations being brought from Asia Minor. They were agro-pastralists and settled near Maritsa, Pazardzhik, and Sinitovo. A clay idol named the Pazardzhik Venus was founded in 1872. The name comes from the word pazar, ultimately from the Persian meaning market, and the Turkic diminutive suffix dzhik meaning small.

The Kurshum Mosque is one of the only two mosques in Pazardzhik, the other being Ebu Bekir constructed in 1667, which is one of the main sights of the city. The Church of the Dormition preserves the most impressive icons in Bulgaria by master artists of the Debar School, wood-carvings of New and Old Testament scenes, and icons by Stanislav Dospevski. Among the town's landmarks are also the Pazardzhik Clock Tower, and the ethnographic and history museums.