Targovishte
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Târgovişte is also a city in
Romania.
Targovishte (, 'marketplace';
Turkish:
Eski Cuma) is a city (population: 40 775; 170 m above sea-level) in
Bulgaria, capital of
Targovishte Province. It is situated at the southern foot of the low mountain of Preslav along either bank of the Vrana River. It is 339 km north-east of
Sofia, 41 km west of
Shumen, 25 km north-west of Veliki Preslav, 24 km north-east of
Omurtag, 100 km north-east of
Veliko Tarnovo, 36 km south of
Razgrad, and 35 km south-east of
Popovo. It was an ancient market settlement.
