Silistra Province (Bulgarian: Област Силистра, transliterated Oblast Silistra, former name Silistra okrug) is a province of Bulgaria, named after its main city - Silistra. It is divided into seven municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 127,659.[2][3][4] The province is part of Southern Dobrudja, which was part of Romania until 1940.
Silistra Province is a traditionally agricultural province, mainly because of its fertile soil. The province is known for its pelicans and apricot brandy.
Besides the administrative centre, other municipalities are Alfatar, Dulovo, Glavinitsa, Kaynardzha, Sitovo, and Tutrakan.
^(in English) Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 Archived 2011-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
^ ab(in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
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parts of SilistraProvince along the Danube River and eyalets of Niš, Vidin and Silistra. This vilayet was meant to become a model province, showcasing...
an administrative centre of the homonymous municipality, part of SilistraProvince. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube opposite the Romanian...
self-declared); they also constitute the largest group of all children in SilistraProvince (43%). Roma children constitute 12% of all children in Bulgaria and...
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[aɫfɐˈtar]) is a town in SilistraProvince, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in 18 km (11 mi) to the south of the town of Silistra. It is the administrative...
crossed the Balkan Mountains, and reached the city of Dorostolon (modern Silistra), the capital of Paradounabon. After a brief siege, the city was taken...
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Dobruja), near the village of the same name, 18 kilometers (11 mi) west of Silistra and two kilometers (1.2 mi) south of the Danube. It comprises Lake Srebarna...
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