Except for the Danube Delta, a marshy region located in its northeastern corner, Dobruja is hilly, with an average altitude of about 200–300 … See more

Annexed by the Ottoman Empire in 1420, the region remained under Ottoman control until the late 19th century. Initially, it was organised as … See more

Ottoman era
During Ottoman rule, groups of Turk, Arab, Muslim Romani people and Crimean Tatars settled in the region, the latter, especially between … See more

The most widespread opinion among scholars is that the origin of the term Dobruja is to be found in the Turkish rendition of the … See more

Prehistory
The territory of Dobruja has been inhabited by humans since Middle and Upper Palaeolithic, … See more

After the 1878 war, the Treaty of San Stefano awarded Dobruja to Russia and the newly established Principality of Bulgaria. … See more

The entire region of Dobruja has an area of around 23,100 km (8,919 sq mi) and a population of around 1.2 million, of which just over two-thirds of … See more