| Razgrad Разград |
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| Country |  Bulgaria |
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Razgrad | ||
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| - Mayor | Dencho Boyadzhiev | ||
| Elevation | 200 m (656 ft) | ||
| Population (14. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Since 1999 Bulgaria has been divided into twenty-six provinces (области oblasti singular област oblast; also translated as "region" which Razgrad Province (Област Разград is a province in northeastern Bulgaria. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 12. 2005) | |||
| - Total | 39,540 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal Code | 7200 | ||
| Area code(s) | 084 | ||
| Website: http://www.razgradnews.com | |||
Razgrad (Bulgarian: Разград) is a city in northeastern Bulgaria and the capital of Razgrad Province, built upon the ruins of the Ancient Roman town of Abritus on the banks of the Beli Lom. Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Daylight saving time ( DST Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time This is a list of Postal codes of all towns in Bulgaria. A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Bulgarian (български език IPA: ɛzˈik is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Razgrad Province (Област Разград is a province in northeastern Bulgaria. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Abritus was a late Roman city near the site of the modern city of Razgrad. Razgrad has one of the densest Turkish populations in Bulgaria, with 27% of the municipality's citizens declaring to be Turks in 1998. The Turkish people (Türk Halkı also known as " Turks " ( Türkler) are defined mainly as being speakers of Turkish as a First language An absolute majority of 69% are Bulgarians, with the remaining 4% being composed for the most part of Roma. The Bulgarians (българи balgari) are a South Slavic people generally associated with the Republic of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian language The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins
Some of Razgrad's landmarks include the Varosha architectural complex from the 19th century, the ethnographic museum and several other museums, the characteristic clock tower in the centre built in 1864, the St Nicholas the Miracle Worker Church from 1860, the Momina cheshma sculpture, the Mausoleum Ossuary of the Liberators (1879-1880) and the Ibrahim Pasha Mosque from 1530. A clock tower is a Tower built with one or more (often four Clock faces. Saint Nicholas (Άγιος Νικόλαος, Agios Nikolaos, "victory of the people" is the common name for Nicholas of Myra, a Christian Saint Pargalı İbrahim Pasha or Frenk İbrahim Pasha was the first Grand Vizier appointed by Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire (reigned The mosque is said to be the third largest one in the Balkans,excluding Istanbul - its reconstruction has still not been completed, having begun in Communist times. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey
In 251, the town was the site of the Battle of Abrittus, during which the Goths defeated a Roman army under the emperors Trajan Decius and Herennius Etruscus. The Battle of Abritus (modern Razgrad, Bulgaria) also known as the Battle of Forum Terebronii, occurred in the Roman province of Moesia Inferior The Goths ( Gothic: Gothic usvg|14px|u]]Gothic asvg|14px|a]]Gothic s The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Quintus Herennius Etruscus Messius Decius (ca 227 - June 251 was Roman emperor in 251 in a joint rule with his father Trajan Decius. The battle is notable for being the first occasion of a Roman emperor being killed in a battle with barbarians.
Sister cities
The sister cities of Razgrad are:
Oryol, Russia (since 1968)
Wittenberge, Germany (since 2001)
Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (since 1995)
Châlons-en-Champagne, France (since 1975)
Avcılar, Turkey (since 2000)
Yangzhou, People's Republic of China (since 2000)
Brunswick, Ohio, United States (since 1998)
Assen, Netherlands (since 2006)
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