[2] In geological history, the territory of Basarbovo was once covered by Black Sea, resulting in limestone formations.

There are a number of Thracian votive tile discovered, the oldest one dated to III - II century BC depicting a horse rider.

[3] Due to this it is believed that the site has been a place of worship long before the establishment of Basarbovo Monastery.

[3] In its earliest mentions, the village is indicated as Monastery Basaraba (Bulgarian: Манастир "Басараба"), evolving later on in Basarbovo.

[3] Commonly the village is incorrectly called Besarbovo (Bulgarian: Бесарбово), probably due to confusion with Bessarabia.