The town of Ihtiman lies at a distance of 56 km southeast of Sofia in the Ihtiman Valley. The town is a municipal centre with 28 component settlements. Ihtiman has a population of 6 600 inhabitants.

The settlement is established in X c. by the inhabitants of the medieval fortress Shtipone. They form the present day settlement at the site of the Roman road station of Egerika. The town has been a small administrative centre in the Ottoman Empire known for the production of charcoal. After the Liberation (1878) it becomes an agricultural town.

The tourist sights of the town are: the Church "Uspenie Bogorodichno"/ The Assumption/ from 1835 which has precious icons, the history museum and the golf club.