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Burgas (Bulgarian: Бургас, pronounced ⓘ), sometimes transliterated as Bourgas, is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the fourth-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a population of 210,284 inhabitants, while 219,747 live in its urban area.
Ruse (also transliterated as Rousse, Russe; Bulgarian: Русе) is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria.Ruse is in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, approximately 67 km (42 mi) south of Bucharest, Romania's capital, 172 km (107 mi) from Varna, and 249 km (155 mi) from the capital Sofia.
The area of the river basin is 4,626 km 2 (1,786 sq mi). [2] Its average discharge at the mouth is 31 m 3 /s (1,100 cu ft/s). [3] The Timok Valley is known for the most important Vlach population in Eastern Serbia. Its name stems from antiquity, in Latin it was known as Timacus and in Ancient Greek Timachos", Τίμαχος. [4]
Stefka Kostadinova is the reigning world record holder in the women's high jump at 2.09 metres (6 feet 10 inches), achieved during the 1987 World Championships. [398] Grigor Dimitrov is the first Bulgarian tennis player in the Top 3 ATP rankings. [399] Football is the most popular sport in the country by a substantial margin.
The terminal occupies an area of 24,000 m 2 (260,000 sq ft) and has a storage capacity of 4,000 m 3 (140,000 cu ft) in 10 storage tanks 400 m 3 (14,000 cu ft) each. The terminal also involved the construction of a new 120 m (390 ft) long berth. [34]
Map of the Timok Valley, in Serbia.. The Timok Valley (Serbian: Тимочка Крајина, romanized: Timočka Krajina; Bulgarian: Тимошко, romanized: Timoshko; Romanian: Valea Timocului) is a geographical region in east Serbia around the Timok River.
Shopi or Šopi (South Slavic: Шопи) is a regional term, used by a group of people in the Balkans.The areas traditionally inhabited by the Shopi or Šopi is called Shopluk or Šopluk (Шоплук), a mesoregion. [1]
In 21 November 1987, the 17.2 km segment Fetești – Cernavodă was opened for traffic. The segment was closed for traffic again in September 2006 for complete rebuilding and reopened in 2007. On 4 June 2004, two segments opened for traffic: Bucharest – Fundulea (26.5 km) and Fundulea – Lehliu (29.2 km).