Beștepe is a

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Tulcea County Tulcea County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historical region Dobruja, with the capital city at Tulcea. It includes in its northeast corner the large and thinly-populated estuary of the Danube. Demographics In 2011, Tulcea Co ...

, Northern Dobruja,

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. Its name comes from Turkish, meaning "five hills/peaks" (''beş'' – five, ''tepe'' – hill/peak), due to a chain of hills which lie nearby. In 2004, the commune was established via a local referendum by separation from the Mahmudia commune. The Beștepe commune includes 3 villages: * Beștepe * Băltenii de Sus (''Carasuhatu de Sus'' until 1964) * Băltenii de Jos (''Carasuhatu de Jos'' until 1964)

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Communes in Tulcea County Localities in Northern Dobruja Place names of Turkish origin in Romania {{Tulcea-geo-stub