Dăbuleni

Dăbuleni
Town
Dăbuleni Location of Dăbuleni
Coordinates: 43°48′04″N 24°05′31″E / 43.80111°N 24.09194°E / 43.80111; 24.09194Coordinates: 43°48′04″N 24°05′31″E / 43.80111°N 24.09194°E / 43.80111; 24.09194
Country	Romania
County	Dolj County
Status	Town
Population (2002)
• Total	13,888
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2002	13,888	—
2011	11,861	−14.6%
Source: Census data

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.

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Dolj County, Romania

Cities	Craiova (county seat) Băilești Calafat

Towns	Bechet Dăbuleni Filiași Segarcea

Communes	Afumați Almăj Amărăștii de Jos Amărăștii de Sus Apele Vii Argetoaia Bârca Bistreț Botoșești-Paia Brabova Brădești Braloștița Bratovoești Breasta Bucovăț Bulzești Călărași Calopăr Caraula Cârcea Cârna Carpen Castranova Catane Celaru Cerăt Cernătești Cetate Cioroiași Ciupercenii Noi Coșoveni Coțofenii din Dos Coțofenii din Față Daneți Desa Dioști Dobrești Dobrotești Drăgotești Drănic Fărcaș Galicea Mare Galiciuica Gângiova Ghercești Ghidici Ghindeni Gighera Giubega Giurgița Gogoșu Goicea Goiești Grecești Întorsura Ișalnița Izvoare Leu Lipovu Măceșu de Jos Măceșu de Sus Maglavit Malu Mare Mârșani Melinești Mischii Moțăței Murgași Negoi Orodel Ostroveni Perișor Pielești Piscu Vechi Plenița Pleșoi Podari Poiana Mare Predești Radovan Rast Robănești Rojiște Sadova Sălcuța Scăești Seaca de Câmp Seaca de Pădure Secu Siliștea Crucii Șimnicu de Sus Sopot Tălpaș Teasc Terpezița Teslui Țuglui Unirea Urzicuța Valea Stanciului Vârtop Vârvoru de Jos Vela Verbița

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