Ludogorie
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The Ludogorie (Bulgarian: Лудогорие, usually used with a definite article, Лудогорието, Ludogorieto; Turkish: Deliorman) is a region in northeastern Bulgaria stretching over the plateau of the same name. Major cities in the region are Razgrad, Novi Pazar, Pliska and Isperih. The region is hilly in the east, reaching up to 485.70 m in height near the village of Samuil, but merges with the plains of Dobruja and the Danube to the north, with the lowest point near Yuper (39.14 m). The Ludogorie is part of the Danubian Plain.
Until the end of the 18th century, the Ludogorie was largely dominated by forests that merged with the ones of Stara Planina to the south, giving the name of the region both in Bulgarian and Turkish, literally translated as "the region of wild forests" in English. Today, the forests are nearly completely destroyed and only the ones in the Voden Reserve remind of the former situation. The region is poor in water resources, with the only significant river being the Beli Lom.
The Ludogorie mostly belongs to Razgrad Province (a western part of it to Ruse Province) and has a mixed population of Bulgarians and Turks.
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