Proper noun
Silistra
A town in northeastern Bulgaria.
Accordingly, the Russians were forced to raise the siege of Silistra on 23 June 1854, and begin abandoning the Principalities. Source: Internet
In 1087 the Pechenegs raided into Thrace, and Alexios crossed into Moesia to retaliate but failed to take Dorostolon ( Silistra ). Source: Internet
In 2006 Russia’s Gazprom company bid against several European energy companies for ownership of newly privatized regional heating utilities, and the Austrian Petromaxx Energy Group invested US$120 million in a new oil refinery at Silistra. Source: Internet
The land border from Silistra to Cape Sivriburun at the Black Sea is 139 km long. Source: Internet
They then moved north to Varna in June, arriving just in time for the Russians to abandon Silistra. Source: Internet