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TheDanubian Plain (Bulgarian:Дунавска равнина,romanized: Dunavska ravnina) constitutes the northern part ofBulgaria, situated north of theBalkan Mountains and south of theDanube. Its western border is theTimok River, and to the east it borders theBlack Sea. The plain has an area of 31,523 square kilometres (12,171 sq mi). It is about 500 kilometres (310 mi) long and 20 to 120 kilometres (12 to 75 mi) wide.
The Danubian Plain is contiguous with theWallachian Plain (forming the Lower Danubian Plain), but its elevation is slightly higher and the relief is more hilly and rolling, featuring numerousplateaux andriver valleys. The climate is markedlytemperate continental with a weak Black Sea influence in the east.Precipitation is on average 450–650 mm a year. Important rivers include the Danube, theIskar, theYantra, theOsam, theVit, theRusenski Lom, theOgosta, and theLom.
Among the major cities of the region areRousse,Pleven,Dobrich,Shumen,Vidin,Silistra,Targovishte,Razgrad,Svishtov andLom.
The Danubian Plain contains a wide variety of minerals, such as:
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