Northern Dobruja
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Northern Dobruja (Dobrogea in Romanian; Добруджа, Dobrudzha in Bulgarian) is the part of Dobruja that is part of Romania. It lies between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea, bordered in south by Bulgarian Southern Dobrogea.
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Geography
The Romanian administrative region of Dobrogea consists of the counties of Constanţa and Tulcea, with a combined area of 15,500 km² and population of now slightly over a million. Its principal cities are Constanţa, Tulcea, Medgidia and Mangalia.
Rivers
Lakes
- Crapina
- Jijiei
- Traian
- Babadag
- Razim
- Zmeica
- Razim
Danube Delta
- Roşu
- Isac
- Gorgova
- Furtuna
- Ledeanca
- Tatanir
- Merhel
- Matiţa
- Uzlina
- Dranov
- Lumina
History
The territory was under Turkish rule until 1878, when it was received by Romania, while Bulgaria received the smaller Southern Dobruja in the (Treaty of Berlin). Romania also ruled the Southern Dobruja from 1913 until 1940.
Coat of Arms of Romania
Dobrogea is represented by dolphins in the Coat of Arms of Romania.
| Romanian historical regions: |
| Dobrogea : Cadrilater
Moldavia : Bessarabia | Bugeac | Bukovina Transylvania : Banat | Crişana | Maramureş |