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Alba Iulia

American  
[ahl-buh yool-yuh] / ˌɑl bə ˈyul yə /

noun

  1. a city in W central Romania, on the Muresul River; the historic capital of Transylvania.

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After communism ended in 1989, Dec. 1 was declared a national holiday to commemorate the ethnic Romanians in Alba Iulia who declared a union of Transylvania with Romania.

From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2023

In the snow-swept town of Alba Iulia, in what was left of Rumanian Transylvania, he brought stirring news to 100,000 cheering Guardists, soldiers and civilians.

From Time Magazine Archive

Major, state-subsidized restoration has begun on the 13th century Catholic Cathedral of Alba Iulia.

From Time Magazine Archive

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