Abrit | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 43°54′N27°48′E / 43.900°N 27.800°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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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