Zhiten
Zhiten is a village in Novi Iskar district of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, located some 15 km northwest of the city center. As of 2024 it has 606 inhabitants.
- Village with about 700 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 540 metres (1,760 feet)
- Description: village in Stolichna municipality, Sofia Capital oblast, Bulgaria
- Postal code: 1763
- Also known as“Jiten”“Shiten”“Zhiten, Sofia City Province”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golianovtsi and Dobroslavtsi.
Dobroslavtsi
Dobroslavtsi is a village in western Bulgaria, located in the Sofia City Province.
2½ km east of Zhiten
Zhiten
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Latitude
42.81887° or 42° 49′ 8″ north
Longitude
23.25093° or 23° 15′ 3″ east
Open location code
8GJ5R792+G9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Zhiten” goes by many names.
ЖитенBulgarian
ZhitenCebuano
ЖитенChechen
Житен (Софи гӀалин область)Chechen
ZhitenMin Nan Chinese
ŻitenPolish
JitenRomanian
Jiten, Sofia-capitalaRomanian
ЖитенRussian
ЖитенSerbian
Житен (Софија)Serbian
ZjitenSwedish
Zjiten, Stolitjna obsjtinaSwedish
ЖитенTatar
Житен (София шәһәр өлкәсе)Tatar
BuğdaylıTurkish
Buğdaylı (Bulgaristan)Turkish
Buğdaylı (Sofya)Turkish
ÇamurluTurkish
JitenTurkish
SofyaTurkish
ЖитенUkrainian
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