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Southern Dobruja

Southern Dobruja, also romanized as Dobrudja, Dobrudza and Dobrudzha among other spellings is a region, a part of the greater Dobrudja area located in both Bulgaria and .
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is a city in the north-eastern corner of , and the heart of "Bulgaria's granary", the fertile Southern Dobruja. With a population of just under 72,000, is the 9th largest city in the country.

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is a city on the in North-Eastern , in the corner where the short land border between and Bulgaria meets the river. Nearby is the Srebarna Nature Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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is a city in northeastern part of , notable for the huge Monument looming over the city and its proximity to two medieval capitals of Bulgaria, Pliska and Preslav, and the Madara Rider, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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is a city in north-eastern , on the border between the Danube Plain and the foothills of the . A relatively green and quiet provincial city that sees few international tourists, it can be a pleasant rest stop when travelling.

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is a city in North-Eastern , close to the hills of the Ludogorie. It's notable mostly for the ruins of the Roman city Abritus, as well as its disproportionately successful soccer team.

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is a small town in northeastern , not far from . It was the site of the second capital of medieval Bulgaria, and now the ruins are a national archeological reserve.

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is a small town in North-Eastern , a fishing port on the bank of the . It's notable mostly as the site of a major battle in World War I and the resulting military cemetery.

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is a small town in Northeastern , notable mostly for the nearby ancient Thracian Tomb of Sveshtary, a UNESCO World Heritage site. There's also the ruins of a Thracian city and the grave of a Muslim mystic.

Southern Dobruja

Latitude of center
43.429° or 43° 25′ 44″ north
Longitude of center
27.2296° or 27° 13′ 47″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q912868
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Southern Dobruja” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دبروجة الجنوبية”
  • Belarusian: “Паўднёвая Дабруджа”
  • Bulgarian: “Кадрилатер”
  • Bulgarian: “Южна Добруджа”
  • Catalan: “Dobrudja Meridional”
  • Croatian: “Južna Dobrudža”
  • Czech: “Cadrilater”
  • Dutch: “Zuidelijke Dobroedzja”
  • Esperanto: “Suda Dobruĝo”
  • Estonian: “Lõuna-Dobrudža”
  • French: “Dobroudja du sud”
  • French: “Dobroudja du Sud”
  • French: “Dobroudja Du Sud”
  • German: “Süddobrudscha”
  • German: “südliche Dobrudscha”
  • Greek: “Νότια Δοβρουτσά”
  • Hebrew: “דרום דוברוג’ה”
  • Hebrew: “הקדרילטר”
  • Hebrew: “קדרילטר”
  • Hungarian: “Dél-Dobrudzsa”
  • Ido: “Sudala Dobrudja”
  • Indonesian: “Dobrogea selatan”
  • Indonesian: “Dobrogea Selatan”
  • Indonesian: “Dobruja Selatan”
  • Italian: “Cadrilatero”
  • Italian: “Dobrugia Meridionale”
  • Japanese: “南ドブルジャ”
  • Japanese: “南ドブロジャ”
  • Portuguese: “Dobruja do Sul”
  • Portuguese: “Dobruja Meridional”
  • Romanian: “Cadrilater”
  • Romanian: “Cadrilaterul”
  • Romanian: “Dobrogea bulgărească”
  • Romanian: “Dobrogea de Sud”
  • Romanian: “Kadrilater”
  • Russian: “Южная Добруджа”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Južna Dobrudža”
  • Spanish: “Cadrilater”
  • Spanish: “Dobruja del Sur”
  • Spanish: “Dobruja meridional”
  • Spanish: “Dobruja Meridional”
  • Tagalog: “Katimugang Dobrudya”
  • Thai: “ดอบรูจาใต้”
  • Ukrainian: “Південна Добруджа”

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