Shumen

Summary

Shumen is an oblast of Bulgaria^[1]. Shumen draws 730 Wikipedia views per month (oblast_of_bulgaria category, ranking #15 of 28).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shumen is located in Bulgaria^[3].
• Shumen is in the country of Bulgaria^[4].
• Shumen's head of government is recorded as Krasimir Kostov^[5].
• Shumen's instance of is recorded as oblast of Bulgaria^[6].
• Shumen's capital is recorded as Shumen^[7].
• Shumen's shares border with is recorded as Silistra^[8].
• Shumen's shares border with is recorded as Burgas^[9].
• Shumen's shares border with is recorded as Varna^[10].
• Shumen's shares border with is recorded as Dobrich^[11].
• Shumen's shares border with is recorded as Razgrad^[12].
• Shumen's shares border with is recorded as Targovishte^[13].
• Shumen's shares border with is recorded as Sliven^[14].
• Shumen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hitrino^[15].
• Shumen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kaolinovo^[16].
• Shumen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kaspichan^[17].
• Shumen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nikola Kozlevo^[18].
• Shumen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Novi pazar^[19].
• Shumen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Smyadovo^[20].
• Shumen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shumen^[21].
• Shumen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Varbitsa^[22].
• Shumen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Veliki Preslav^[23].
• Shumen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Venets^[24].
• Shumen's Commons category is recorded as Shumen Province^[25].
• Shumen's licence plate code is recorded as Н^[26].
• Shumen's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern European Time^[27].

Body

Founding

January 8, 1999 marks the founding of Shumen^[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Шумен'}^[29] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shumen'}^[30].

Why It Matters

Shumen draws 730 Wikipedia views per month (oblast_of_bulgaria category, ranking #15 of 28).^[2] Shumen has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Shumen is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]