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Mangalia – Callatis The legend of the Black Sea Popescu George Gabriel Clasa a-VIII-a C Şcoala Generală nr. 3 Mangalia


Mangalia, ancient Callatis ,other historical names Pangalia, Panglicara, Tomisovara, is a city and a port on the coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanta County, Romania.


Callatis was founded in the 6th century BC by the city of Heraclea Pontica.

Helenistic Callatien era Apollo worshiped him. The fortress had sun worship.


Mangalia is the oldest continuously inhabited city on the present territory of Romania.


The discreet charm of a belle epoque late-adapted local flavor, the city has built heritage values of ​ cultural, spiritual, historical, and literary memoir. High School

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Mangalia has a large, fine-sand beach developed for purposes of aeroheliotherapy and wave therapy, as well as high seawalls with a specific microclimate where one may benefit from inhalations of saline aerosols having therapeutic effects.

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Moscheea „Esmahan Sultan� Mosque "Sultan Esmahan" Mangalia is the oldest Muslim place of worship in Romania.

The mosque was built in 1575 by the daughter of Sultan Selim II (1566-1574), who was the wife of Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire.

In the construction of the mosque was used stone taken from the walls Callatis. The mosque is surrounded by a Muslim cemetery, as valuable for its antiquity, both culturally and spiritually, that contains the graves of over 300 years old.

Ritual Fountain, located in the courtyard of the mosque, was built with stone derived from an ancient Roman tomb.


Mangalia Stud

Mangalia Stud was established in 1926 and is situated on the national road linking Constanta and Mangalia. Mangalia are bred thoroughbred Arabian horses: El-Sbaa and Nedjari at stud 320 live thoroughbred Arabs and eight ponies.


At the western extremity of Mangalia Lake is the forestry reservation Hagieni.The pleasant appearance of the landscape, with vegetation of Pontic and Mediterranean origin of scientific value attract the tourists all over the year.

The reservations of flora and fauna are considered goods of the entire nation. This is the reason why it has to be preserved by each of us. When we found ourselves in front of such reservations we need to protect them and to learn the others to do the same.


Cave Movile Cave Movile is a cave discovered in 1986 in Romania, near Mangalia, globally unique ecosystem found within it. It works based on chemosynthesis and was completely separated from the outside environment for about 5.5 million years

In total there were 35 entirely new species discovered living in an environment rich in hydrogen sulfide atmosphere with very low oxygen but rich in carbon dioxide and methane.


Cave Limanu Limanu cave, called the cave or cave Caracicola In Icons has a length of about 4,000 meters it is the longest cave Dobrogea.

Bizarre is the appearance of galleries that have very regular rectangular section, as if it was carved by man, and to make things even more complicated, the Limanu some sectors were carved gallery even people. Â But who was miserioĹ&#x;ii carvers troglodytes? The answer is not known.

Cave surprises us with its galleries that branch downright dizzying resembling an underground city streets.

About the cave have been told all sorts of fanciful stories. Locals believe that the cave has ramifications that go to Bulgaria or Turkey, and all they talk about treasures hidden underground maze.


Journal images travel document

The city is in a ceaseless transformation.


Journal images travel document

The city is in a ceaseless transformation.


Journal images travel document

The city is in a ceaseless transformation.


Journal images travel document

The city is in a ceaseless transformation.


Mangalia is a city of sun. Sun brings people here from everywhere. The sun and the sea. The sun and the sand seas. The Sun … No other place in Romania can claim the title of glory and health: the city of the Sun. Callatis inhabitants worshiped the sun god Apollo. Mangalia more reason to be called:

City of the Sun This is Mangalia


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