Dobruja

File:Dobruja in Europe map.svg

Dobruja (dark green) within Romania and Bulgaria (light green) both in Eastern Europe

Dobruja or Dobrudja (US: /ˈdoʊbrʊdʒə/; Bulgarian: [Добруджа] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) or Dobrudža; Romanian: Dobrogeacode: ro is deprecated , pronounced [ˈdobrodʒe̯a] ( listen) or [doˈbrodʒe̯a]; Turkish: [Dobruca] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a region between Bulgaria and Romania. It is found between the Danube and the Black Sea. It is divided between Northern Dobruja in Romania and Southern Dobruja in Bulgaria.

The Romanian part of Dobruja, Dobrogea, is made up of the counties of Constanţa and Tulcea. The Bulgarian part of Dobruja, Dobrudzha, is made up of the provinces of Dobrich and Silistra.

Major cities in Dobruja include Constanța, Tulcea, Medgidia and Mangalia in the Romanian part and Dobrich and Silistra in the Bulgarian part.

Geography

Dobruja is a mainly hilly area except for the marshy Danube Delta. It has an average altitude of about 200–300  metres. Its highest point is the Țuțuiatu (Greci) Peak in the Măcin Mountains, with a height of 467 m. The Romanian part of Dobruja is covered mostly by the Dobruja Plateau. The Bulgarian part has the Ludogorie Plateau. Lake Razelm is one of the most important lakes in Northern Dobruja. Dobruja has a continental climate.

Dobruja is a windy region known for its windmills. There is wind during about 85–90% of all days. It usually comes from the north or northeast. The average wind speed is about twice higher than the average in Bulgaria.

Dobruja Media

• Dobruja in Europe map.svg

  Dobruja (dark green) within Bulgaria and Romania (light green), both in Southeast Europe.

• Geographical map of Dobruja

• Măcin Mountains - On The Way Back.jpg

  Woods and agricultural land in the Northern Dobruja Plateau

• DobrujaLandscape.jpg

  Steppe and agricultural land in the Central Dobruja Plateau

• Yaylata.jpg

  Rocky shores characteristic for the Southern Dobrujan coast

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  Ancient towns and colonies in Dobruja

• Cetatea Histria Constanta.jpg

  The first Greek colony in the region, Histria

• Cetatea Tropaeum Traiani - vedere laterală.jpg

  The Tropaeum Traiani monument in Adamclisi commemorating Roman victory over Dacians (Modern reconstruction)

• Мемориален комплекс "Хан Аспарух" (2), гр. Добрич.JPG

  Monument to Asparukh, the founder of the First Bulgarian State, in Dobrich; Dobruja was part of Asparukh's conquest in the 7th century