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Zhiten

Zhiten

Zhiten is a village in district of the capital , located some 15 km northwest of the city center. As of 2024 it has 606 inhabitants.
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  • Type: Village with 644 residents
  • Description: village in Stolichna municipality, Sofia Capital oblast, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Jiten”, “Shiten”, and “Zhiten, Sofia City Province”
  • Postal code: 1763

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golianovtsi and Dobroslavtsi.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a in western , located in the . The village lies in the Sofia Valley. It is located 15 km from the city of . The former Air Base is situated near the village. is situated 2½ km east of Zhiten.

Town
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is a town in western . It is the seat of Municipality. It is located 15 km west of the capital city of . It is located on two important transport corridors: — Sofia — and Sofia — . is situated 3 km west of Zhiten.

Zhiten

Latitude
42.81887° or 42° 49′ 8″ north
Longitude
23.25093° or 23° 15′ 3″ east
Population
644
Elevation
534 metres (1,752 feet)
Open location code
8GJ5R792+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 273872973
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
725349
Wiki­data ID
Q2016392
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Zhiten” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Житен”
  • Cebuano: “Zhiten”
  • Chechen: “Житен (Софи гӀалин область)”
  • Chechen: “Житен”
  • Chinese: “Zhiten”
  • French: “Zhiten”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Zhiten”
  • Polish: “Żiten”
  • Romanian: “Jiten, Sofia-capitala”
  • Romanian: “Jiten”
  • Russian: “Житен”
  • Serbian: “Житен (Софија)”
  • Serbian: “Житен”
  • Swedish: “Zjiten, Stolitjna obsjtina”
  • Swedish: “Zjiten”
  • Tatar: “Житен (София шәһәр өлкәсе)”
  • Tatar: “Житен”
  • Turkish: “Buğdaylı (Bulgaristan)”
  • Turkish: “Buğdaylı (Sofya)”
  • Turkish: “Buğdaylı, Bulgaristan”
  • Turkish: “Buğdaylı, Sofya”
  • Turkish: “Buğdaylı”
  • Turkish: “Çamurlu”
  • Turkish: “Jiten”
  • Turkish: “Sofya”
  • Ukrainian: “Житен”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Zhiten”. Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0.