Abrit

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Abrit
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Abrit
Coordinates: 43°54′N27°48′E / 43.900°N 27.800°E / 43.900; 27.800
Country Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Province Dobrich Province
Municipality Krushari
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Abrit (historical name: Aptaat) [1] is a village in Krushari Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria. [2]

Abrit Nunatak on Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica is named after the village. [3]

The village has a population of 205 inhabitants, out of which 144 (70.2%) are Bulgarian Turks, 35 (17.1%) Roma and 26 (12.7%) Bulgarians, according to the 2011 census. [4]

Near Abrit is located the medieval fortress Zaldapa, which lies next to the lake Zaldapa. [5] [1]

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  3. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
  4. "НАСЕЛЕНИЕ ПО ОБЛАСТИ, ОБЩИНИ, НАСЕЛЕНИ МЕСТА И САМООПРЕДЕЛЕНИЕ ПО ЕТНИЧЕСКА ПРИНАДЛЕЖНОСТ КЪМ 1.02.2011 ГОДИНА["Ethnic composition of the Bulgarian provinces, municipalities and settlements on 1 February 2011"]". National Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  5. More information about Abrit