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

Prehistory
The territory of Dobruja has been inhabited by humans since Middle and Upper Palaeolithic, as the remains at Babadag, Slava Rusă 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 … 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 name of a 14th‑century Bulgarian ruler, despot Dobrotitsa. It was common for the Turks to name countries after one of their … 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 … See more