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  2. Sphinx (Romania) - Wikipedia

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    The Sphinx (Romanian: Sfinxul) is a natural rock formation in the Bucegi Natural Park which is in the Bucegi Mountains of Romania. It is located at an altitude of 2,216 metres (7,270 ft) within the Babele complex of rock formations. The first photo of the Great Bucegi Sphinx was probably taken in about the year 1900. This photograph was taken ...

  3. Babele - Wikipedia

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    Babele The Sphinx. Babele (meaning The old women) is the name for an area on the Bucegi Mountains plateau in Romania, within the Southern Carpathians. [1] Babele is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. The name comes from some mushroom shaped rock formations, the result of erosion and varying hardness of the rock layers.

  4. Bucegi Mountains - Wikipedia

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    A cable car links Silva Hotel and Babele Chalet, on the mountaintops. This area has unusual rock formations, such as the Sphinx and Babele. Bușteni is the starting point of trekking on some of the most attractive routes in the Bucegi Massif. In the winter months, Bușteni offers the possibility of practicing skiing and sleighing. There are ski ...

  5. Sphinx - Wikipedia

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    Sfinxul natural rock formation in the Bucegi Mountains. Sfinxul is a natural rock formation in the Bucegi Natural Park which is in the Bucegi Mountains of Romania. This rock formation is named for its resemblance to the Sphinx of Giza, and is located at an altitude of 2,216 metres (7,270 feet) within the Babele complex of rock formations. [36] [37]

  6. Seven Natural Wonders of Romania - Wikipedia

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    The Seven Natural Wonders of Romania (Romanian: Cele Şapte Minuni Naturale ale României) are the seven natural wonders of Romania, which were chosen in the Seven Natural Wonders of Romania contest held in July, 2008. It was the second stage of the Seven Wonders of Romania program started in 2007. The voting consisted of two parts: experts in ...

  7. Baba Dochia - Wikipedia

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    In Romanian language babele is the plural of baba "the hag" or "the old woman". Dochia is sometimes depicted as a proud woman who teases the month of March, who in return gets its revenge by taking some days from February.

  8. Bușteni - Wikipedia

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    Bușteni (Romanian pronunciation: [buʃˈtenʲ]) is a small mountain town in the north of Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania.It is located in the Prahova Valley, at the bottom of the Bucegi Mountains, that have a maximum altitude of 2,505 m (8,219 ft).

  9. List of Romanian records in athletics - Wikipedia

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    Bucharest, Romania 24-hour run (road) 277.476 km Julian Filipov: 17–18 April 2021 Bucharest, Romania 110 m hurdles: 13.34 (+1.0 m/s) George Boroi: 18 June 1993 Bucharest, Romania 300 m hurdles: 35.4 h: Mugur Matescu: 13 May 1989 Bucharest, Romania 400 m hurdles: 49.22 Alejandro Argudín-Zaharia: 4 September 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie ...