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Shumen Province Bulgarian: Област Шумен, transliterated Oblast Shumen, former earn Shumen okrug is a province in northeastern Bulgaria named after its leading city Shumen. It is divided up into 10 municipalities with a solution population, as of December 2009, of 194,090 inhabitants.
The city of Shumen is famous in the region for the Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria. The monument is in the cubist style and is 1300 steps used to refer to every one of two or more people or matters step representing a year above the center of the town. Other places of note are the Shumen fortress, Tombul Mosque, in addition to Shumen Plato National park. The center of the town has a historical museum, large library, and large theater. The municipality building, also in the center, has a concert hall that attribute regular symphony performances. Shumen is also the location of the Shumensko Brewery, a popular beer in Bulgaria. The area surrounding Shumen plays a significant component in Bulgarian History with the number one andcapitols of historical Bulgaria within thirty kilometers from the city.