Balchik
Also known as Baljik
Balchik ( ; , ) is a town and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the Southern Dobruja area of northeastern Bulgaria. It is in Dobrich Province, 35 km southeast of Dobrich and 42 km northeast of Varna. It sprawls scenically along hilly terraces descending from the Dobruja plateau to the sea, and is often called "The White City" because of its white cliffs.
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- Balchik
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- Балчик
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- Aerial overview of Balchik
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- Bulgaria
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- Province (Oblast)
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21 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Antiquity: Thracians and Greeks
- Early Middle Ages: Byzantines and Bulgarians
- Ottoman period
- Modern period
- Part of Bulgaria (1878-1913)
- Part of Romania (1913-1940)
- Back to Bulgaria (1940)
- Population
- Culture
- Art
- Music
- Sports
- Trivia
- Twin towns - sister cities
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Balchik ( ; , ) is a town and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the Southern Dobruja area of northeastern Bulgaria. It is in Dobrich Province, 35 km southeast of Dobrich and 42 km northeast of Varna. It sprawls scenically along hilly terraces descending from the Dobruja plateau to the sea, and is often called "The White City" because of its white cliffs.
==Etymology== Under the Ottoman Empire, the town came to be known with its present name, which perhaps derived from a Gagauz word meaning "small town".
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On the map
3 mapped locations