Omurtag (town)
Omurtag (Bulgarian: Омуртаг [omurˈtak]) is a town at the eastern foot of Stara Planina in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Targovishte Province, situated at 525 m above sea level. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Omurtag Municipality. As of February 2011, the town has a population of 7,369 inhabitants.
Omurtag (Osmanpazarı Turkish)
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Omurtag (Osmanpazarı Turkish) Location of Omurtag, Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 43°6′0″N 26°25′1.2″E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Targovishte |
| Elevation | 525 m (1,722 ft) |
| Population (Census February 2011) | |
| • City | 7,369 |
| • Urban | 24,876 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 7900 |
| Area code | 0605 |
A notable natives are Aleksandar Aleksandrov, one of the two Bulgarian cosmonauts, and Viktor Yosifov, captain of the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team.
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