The
Danubian Plain (
Bulgarian ???????? ???????, transliterated
Dunavska ravnina) constitutes the northern part of
Bulgaria, situated north of the
Balkan Mountains and south of the
Danube. Its western border is the
Timok River and to the east it borders the
Black Sea. The plain has an area of 31,523
km², being about 500 km long and from 20 to 120 km wide.
The relief of the Danubian Plain is hilly and has many plateaux and river valleys. The climate is well-defined temperate continental with a weak Black Sea influence in the east, precipitation being an average 450-650 mm a year. Important rivers include the Danube, the Iskar, the Yantra, the Osam, the Vit, the Rusenski Lom, the Ogosta and the Lom.
Among the major cities of the region are Varna, Rousse, Pleven, Dobrich, Shumen, Veliko Tarnovo, Vratsa, Vidin, Montana, Silistra, Targovishte, and Razgrad.
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