Glavan

Glavan is a village in , and has about 50 residents. Glavan is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
  • Type: Village with 50 residents
  • Description: village in Silistra municipality, Silistra oblast, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Alifacă”, “Alifaci”, “Alifak”, and “Glawari”
  • Postal code: 7543

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sracimir and Kaynardzha.

Village
Sratsimir has been a settlement since 1830. Its population comes from the villages in Ludogorie after the signing of the Treaty of Adrianople. The settlers were tricked by the Russian authorities into settling in , but on the way they found that there were many free and rich lands with chernozem in the area. is situated 7 km northwest of Glavan.

Town
Photo: Darsie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in northeastern , part of . It is the administrative centre of , which lies in the easternmost part of Silistra Province, in the historical region of , close to the Romanian border. is situated 8 km east of Glavan.

Village
Photo: Mihai Burlacu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 10 km northeast of Glavan.

Glavan

Latitude
43.99224° or 43° 59′ 32″ north
Longitude
27.40842° or 27° 24′ 30″ east
Population
50
Elevation
94 metres (308 feet)
Open location code
8GM9XCR5+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 273872961
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
731424
Wiki­data ID
Q4139108
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Glavan” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Главан (Силистренска област)”
  • Bulgarian: “Главан”
  • Bulgarian: “С.ГЛАВАН”
  • Chechen: “Главан (Силистран область)”
  • Chechen: “Главан”
  • Chinese: “Glavan”
  • Kazakh: “Главан”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Glavan (Silistra Chiu)”
  • Polish: “Gławan (obwód Silistra)”
  • Polish: “Gławan”
  • Romanian: “Glavan, Silistra”
  • Romanian: “Glavan”
  • Russian: “Главан (Силистра)”
  • Russian: “Главан”
  • Tatar: “Главан (Силистра өлкәсе)”
  • Tatar: “Главан”
  • Turkish: “Ali-fakı (Bulgaristan)”
  • Turkish: “Ali-fakı, Bulgaristan”
  • Turkish: “Ali-fakı, Silistre”
  • Turkish: “Ali-fakı”
  • Turkish: “Ali-Fakı”
  • Turkish: “Glavan”
  • Ukrainian: “Главан (Силістринська область)”
  • Ukrainian: “Главан”

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