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6 unusual facts about Mihail Kogalniceanu


Arsura

Mihail Kogălniceanu is commemorated in the modern name of one village.

Bessarabia Governorate

The Romanian politicians and public were angered by this action: Romanian politician Mihail Kogălniceanu accused Russia of deception and of treating an ally like a conquered province.

Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța

In 1651, the place was mentioned by the Ottoman traveler Evliya Çelebi as a Tatar settlement named Kara Murat ("Black Murat", after its founder).

In the 1930s it was re-baptized Ferdinand I, after King Ferdinand I of Romania.

In 1948, with the advent of the communist regime, the commune was given its current name, after the Romanian politician Mihail Kogălniceanu.

Stere Gulea

Stere Gulea (born 2 August 1943 in Mihail Kogalniceanu village, Constanţa County) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter.


Nogais

A few thousand Nogais live in Dobruja (today in Romania), in the town of Mihail Kogălniceanu (Karamurat) and villages of Lumina (Kocali), Valea Dacilor (Hendekkarakuyusu), Cobadin (Kubadin).


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