Eski Cuma, Bulgaristan

Targovishte Търговище
City
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Targovishte Location of Targovishte
Coordinates: 43°15′N 26°35′E / 43.250°N 26.583°E / 43.250; 26.583
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Targovishte
Municipality	Targovishte
Government
• Mayor	Darin Dimitrov (GERB)
Area
• City	87.427 km2 (33.756 sq mi)
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• City	34,793
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
• Urban	53,041
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	7700
Area code	0601
License Plate	T
Website	Official website

Targovishte (Bulgarian: Търговище, also transliterated Tǎrgovište, pronounced [tɐrˈɡɔviʃtɛ], Turkish: Eski Cuma) is a city in Bulgaria, the administrative and economic capital of Targovishte Province.

It is situated at the northern foot of the low mountain of Preslav on both banks of the Vrana River. The town is 335 kilometres (208 miles) north-east of the capital Sofia and about 125 km (78 mi) west of the city of Varna and the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Targovishte is known as an old market settlement.