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Giurgiu

 

a city in Rumania, in the district of Ilfov. Population, 43,000 (1969). Giurgiu is a port on the Danube, the outer harbor of Bucharest, and a highway and railway junction (a two-deck bridge spans the Danube). Giurgiu is the terminus of two pipelines; an electric power line to Bulgaria passes through the city. Giurgiu has shipyards, a food industry (flour, sugar, and vegetable-canning), and textile, chemical, and woodworking enterprises.

The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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