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Babadag (Romanian pronunciation: [babaˈdaɡ] (listen); Turkish: Babadağ, lit. "Father Mountain"), formerly known as Babatag,[3] is a town in Tulcea County, Romania, located on a small lake formed by the river Taița, in the densely wooded highlands of Northern Dobruja. One of the several tombs of Sari Saltik is found in town.

Babadag
Town
Location in Tulcea County
Babadag
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°53′53″N 28°44′31″E
CountryRomania
CountyTulcea
Government
  Mayor (20202024) Georgian Caraman[1] (PNL)
Area
121 km2 (47 sq mi)
Highest elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Lowest elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
8,940
  Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
825100
Area code(+40) 02 40
Vehicle reg.TL
Websitewww.primaria-babadag.ro

The Babadag Lake [ro] is divided only by a strip of marshland from Razim Lake, a broad landlocked sheet of water spilling into the Black Sea.


History


Babadag at the end of the 19th century
Babadag at the end of the 19th century

The name of Babadag is connected with 13th century dervish Baba Sari Saltik, who is said to have led a number of Turcomans to Dobruja and to have settled them in this area. The town was first mentioned by Ibn Battuta under the name Baba Saltuk, as the furthermost outpost of the "Turks" (i.e., the Golden Horde).[4]

The town was conquered by Bayezid I, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, in his 1393 Danubian campaign. The construction of a fortress was begun here during the reign of Murad IV, but by 1650 only the fortress's foundation walls and towers were standing. In the 17th century, it occasionally served as the winter headquarters for the Grand Vizier of the Turks during their wars with Russia.[3] The town's location near to the Black Sea made it a target for the Russian navy, the town was bombed by the Russians in 1854 during the Crimean War.[3] In the mid-19th century, Babadag formed part of the region (sanjak) of Silistra within the "Bulgarian Government" (Danube Vilayet).[3] Following the 1877–1878 war between the Ottoman and Russian empires, Babadag became part of independent Romania.

At Babadag, the Romanian Army operates a military training facility. With a total surface area of 270 km2 (100 sq mi), this is one of the largest and most modern training firing ranges in Europe. In 2008, United States Army forces started to train at Babadag as part of Romania's integration into NATO.[5] In 2022, units of the 101st Airborne Division (that has returned to Europe for the first time since World War II) have been training at the Babadag base, near the border with Ukraine.[6]


Demographics


Historical population
YearPop.±%
1912 4,686    
1930 4,626−1.3%
1948 4,022−13.1%
1956 5,549+38.0%
1966 7,343+32.3%
1977 8,564+16.6%
1992 10,437+21.9%
2002 10,878+4.2%
2011 8,940−17.8%
Source: Census data

In 1900 Babadag population was 3,500.[7] The 2011 census counted 8,940 inhabitants.

Population distribution:

84.8% were Romanian Orthodox and 14.2% Muslim.


Economy


Before the First World War, Babadag served as the market for wool and mutton from the Dobruja.[7]


Natives



Notes


  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. EB (1878).
  4. Stănciugel et al., p.44-46
  5. "Romania–US Army Training". Archived from the original on 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  6. Crăciunoiu, Adrian; Oanță, Ovidiu (October 24, 2022). "După 78 de ani, Divizia istorică 101 Aeropurtată a Armatei SUA a revenit în Europa. Cum se antrenează în România". Pro TV (in Romanian). Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  7. EB (1911).

References





На других языках


[de] Babadag (Rumänien)

Babadag ( Aussprache?/i, türkisch Babadağ) ist eine Kleinstadt im Kreis Tulcea in der Region Dobrudscha in Rumänien.
- [en] Babadag

[ru] Бабадаг (Румыния)

Бабада́г (рум. Babadag) — город в Румынии, в исторической области Добруджа, входит в состав жудеца Тулча.



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