| Dăbuleni | |
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Dăbuleni
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Dolj County |
| Status | Town |
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| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 13,888 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Dăbuleni (Romanian pronunciation: [dəbuˈlenʲ]) is a town of Dolj County, known for the sandy areas surrounding it, since the 1980s have become part of an 80,000 hectares (800 km², 310 mi²) desert, known as the Oltenian Sahara. The town is the only place in Europe where an official Sand Museum exists. It was declared a town in 2004 (Law no. 83/2004). If the north part of the town is a desert, the south part, a Danube flooding area known as the "Melon Kingdom", from which the "Dăbuleni" melons, are famous in all Romania.
One village, Chiaşu, is administered by the town.