Dzhebel

This article is about the Bulgarian town. For the Turkmen town, see Jebel, Turkmenistan.
Dzhebel
Джебел
Central district of Dzhebel
Coat of arms
Dzhebel
Coordinates: 41°30′N 25°18′E / 41.500°N 25.300°E / 41.500; 25.300
Country Bulgaria

Dzhebel or Djebel (Bulgarian: Джебел [ˈd͡ʒɛbɛɫ], Turkish: Cebel, formerly: Şeyhcuma) is a town in Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria. It has 3,312 inhabitants. Dzhebel is the administrative center of a municipality, which apart from Dzhebel itself, contains 47 other villages and has a population of 9,093. The municipality is mainly populated by ethnic Turks, which are more than 75% of the total population. The word Dzhebel derives from the Arabic word "جبل (jabal)" which means "mountain".

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