Silistra is a province of Bulgaria, named for its main city, Silistra. The region is known for its pelicans and apricot brandy. Silistra is a traditionally agricultural region, mainly because of its fertile soil. This article is about political regions. ... Silistra (a. ... Species Pelecanus occidentalis Pelecanus thagus Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Pelecanus onocrotalis Pelecanus crispus Pelecanus rufescens Pelecanus philippensis Pelecanus conspicillatus A pelican is any of several very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under the beak belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae. ...
Silistra (Bulgarian: СилиÑÑÑа, historically Bulgarian Ð"ÑÑÑÑÑÑ (Drastar, and Romanian Dârstor) is a port city of northeastern Bulgaria, lying on the southern side of the lower Danube at the country's border with Romania.
Silistra is the administrative centre of SilistraProvince and one of the important cities of the historical region of Southern Dobruja.
During Ottoman rule, Silistra (Silistre in Ottoman Turkish) was part of Rumelia Province and was the administrative centre of the Silistra sanjak.
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