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	Topics Southern Dobruja Topic Home Southern DobrujaDobruja Dobruja, or sometimes Dobrudja, is an informal region shared by Bulgaria and Romania, located between the lower Danube... (???? ????????, Yuzhna Dobrudzha in BulgarianBulgarian language Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Southern branch of the Slavic languages.... , Dobrogea de sud or Cadrilater in RomanianRomanian language Romanian is the fifth of the Romance languages in terms of number of speakers.... ) is an area of north-eastern BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a country in Southeastern Europe.... comprising the administrative districts named for its two principal cities of DobrichDobrich Dobrich is a town in northeastern Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Dobrich Province.... and SilistraSilistra Summary Silistra is a port city of northeastern Bulgaria, lying on the southern side of the lower Danube at the country's border wit... . It has an area of 7,565 km² and a population of 358,000. History At the beginning of the modern era, Southern Dobruja had a mixed population of BulgariansBulgarians The Bulgarians are a South Slavic people generally associated with Bulgaria and the Bulgarian language.... and TurksTurkic peoples Turkic peoples are Northern and Central Eurasian peoples who speak languages belonging to the Turkic family, and who, in var... with several smaller minorities, including GagauzGagauz Gagauz may refer to:The Gagauz people... , Crimean TatarsCrimean Tatars in Bulgaria After 1241 , the year of the earliest recorded Tatar invasion of Bulgaria, the Second Bulgarian Empire maintained constant politi... and RomaniansRomanians ], 26 Nov 2004. Reprinted at , retrieved 18 Dec 2005.... . In 1910, of the 282,007 inhabitants of Southern Dobruja, 134,355 (47.6%) were Bulgarians, 106,568 (37.8%) Turks, 12,192 (4.3%) Gypsies, 11,718 (4.1%) Tatars and 6,484 (2.4%) Romanians. Southern Dobruja was part of the autonomous Bulgarian principality from the time of the liberation of BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria* , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a country in Southeastern Europe.... from OttomanOttoman Empire The Ottoman Empire , is also sometimes known in the West as the Turkish Empire.... rule in 1878 until the Balkan WarsBalkan Wars Summary The Balkan Wars were two wars in South-eastern Europe in 1912-1913 in the course of which the Balkan League first conquered... . After the defeat of Bulgaria in the Second Balkan WarSecond Balkan War Overview The Second Balkan War was fought in 1913 between Bulgaria on one side and Greece and Serbia on the other side.... , the region was incorporated into RomaniaRomania Overview Romania: is a country in Southeastern Europe.... under the 1913 Treaty of BucharestTreaty of Bucharest, 1913 The Treaty of Bucharest was concluded on August 10, 1913, by the delegates of Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Gre... . Romania ruled Southern Dobruja until 1940 settling tens of thousands of AromaniansAromanians Aromanians are a people living throughout the southern Balkans, especially in northern Greece, Albania, the Republic of Mace... from MacedoniaMacedonia (region) Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe whose area was re-defined i... and Northern GreeceGreece GreeceGreece lies at the juncture of Europe, Asia, and Africa.... , as well as Romanians from WallachiaWallachia Wallachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania; it was a principality founded by Basarab I in the late Middle... in the region. On 7 September 1940 Southern Dobruja was restored to Bulgaria under the Treaty of CraiovaTreaty of Craiova The Treaty of Craiova was signed on September 7 1940 between Romania and Bulgaria.... . The treaty was followed by an obligatory population exchangePopulation transfer Population transfer is a term referring to a policy by which a state, or international authority, forces the movement of a l... : about 110,000 Romanians (almost 95% of which settled there after 1913) were forced to leave Southern Dobruja, whereas 77,000 Bulgarians had to leave northern Dobruja. Only a few hundred Romanians and Aromanians are left in the region to this day. See also Northern DobrujaNorthern Dobruja Northern Dobruja is the part of Dobruja within the borders of Romania....