Murfatlar

Also known as Basarabi

Murfatlar () is a town in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type: town
Romanian subdivision.county: Constanța
Romanian subdivision.official_name: Murfatlar
Romanian subdivision.subdivisions: Siminoc
Romanian subdivision.image_shield: ROU CT Murfatlar CoA.png
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline: Murfatlar1.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_map: Murfatlar jud Constanta.jpg
Romanian subdivision.map_caption: Location in Constanța County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name: Gheorghe Cojocaru
Romanian subdivision.leader_term: 2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party: PNL
Romanian subdivision.elevation

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Murfatlar () is a town in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

==Etymology== The name of the town originates from the Turkish word of Arabic origin murvet (meaning "generous man").