Abrit (historical name: ''Aptaat'')
is a village in
Krushari Municipality
Krushari Municipality ( bg, Община Крушари) is a municipality ('' obshtina'') in Dobrich Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in Southern Dobruja geographical region, bounded by Romania to the north. It is named after its administ ...
,
Dobrich Province
Dobrich Province ( bg, Област Добрич, , former name Dobrich okrug) is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Southern Dobruja geographical region. It is bounded on east by the Black Sea, on south by Varna Province, on west by ...
, northeastern
Bulgaria
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.
Abrit Nunatak on
Trinity Peninsula
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in
Antarctica
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is named after the village.
The village has a population of 205 inhabitants, out of which 144 (70.2%) are
Bulgarian Turks
Bulgarian Turks ( bg, български турци, bŭlgarski turtsi, tr, Bulgaristan Türkleri) are a Turkish ethnic group from Bulgaria. According to the 2021 census, there were 508,375 Bulgarians of Turkish descent, roughly 8.4% of t ...
, 35 (17.1%)
Roma
Roma or ROMA may refer to:
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and 26 (12.7%)
Bulgarians
Bulgarians ( bg, българи, Bǎlgari, ) are a nation and South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and the rest of Southeast Europe.
Etymology
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, according to the 2011 census.
Near Abrit is located the medieval fortress
Zaldapa
Zaldapa (''Zeldepa'', grc, Ζάλδαπα, Ζέλδεπα) was a large Late Roman fortified city in Scythia Minor/ Moesia, located near today's Abrit, Bulgaria.
It was originally an ancient Thracian settlement from around the 8th century BC. ...
, which lies next to the lake Zaldapa.
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References
Villages in Dobrich Province
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