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DOBRUDJA (Bulgarian Dobritch, Rumanian Dobrogea)

DOBRUDJA (Bulgarian Dobritch, Rumanian Dobrogea) , also written DOBRUDSCHA, and DoBRUJA, a region of See also:

south-eastern See also:

EUROPE

Europe, bounded on the See also:

north and See also:

west by the See also:

DANUBE (Ger. Donau, Hungarian Duna, Rumanian Dunarea, Lat. Danubius or Danuvius, and in the lower part of its course Ister)

Danube, on the See also:

east by the See also:

Black See also:

Sea, and on the south by See also:

Bulgaria. . Pop. (1900) 267,808; See also:

AREA

area, 6000 sq. m. The strategic importance of this territory was recognized by the See also:

Romans, who defended it on the south by " See also:

TRAJAN [MARCUS ULPIUS TRAJANUS] (A. D. 53-117)

Trajan's See also:

Wall," a See also:

double rampart, See also:

DRAWN

drawn from See also:

CONSTANTZA (Constanta)

Constantza, on the Black Sea, to the Danube. In later times. it was utilized by Russians and See also:

TURKS

Turks, as in the See also:

WARS

wars of 1828, ;'854 and 1878, when it was finally wrested from See also:

TURKEY

Turkey. By the treaty of See also:

Berlin, in 1878, the Russians rewarded their Rumanian See also:

ALLIES, THOMAS WILLIAM (1813-1903)

allies with this See also:

LAND

land of mountains, See also:

FENS

fens and barren See also:

STEPPES

steppes, peopled by Turks, Bulgarians, See also:

TATARS (the common form Tartars is less correct)

Tatars, See also:

Jews and other aliens; while, to add to the indignation of See also:

Rumania, they annexed instead the fertile See also:

COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country of See also:

BESSARABIA

Bessarabia, largely inhabited by Rumans. After 188o, however, the steady decrease of aliens, and,the development of the Black Sea ports, rendered the Dobrudja a source of prosperity to Rumania.

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