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CALARASHI (Cdllrasi)
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CALARASHI (Cdllrasi), the capital of the Jalomitza depart. ment, Rumania, situated on the left bank of the Borcea branch of the Danube, amid wide fens, north of which extends tin desolate Baragan Steppe. Pop. (1900) 11,024. Calarashi has a considerable transit trade in wheat, linseed, hemp, timber and fish from a broad mere on the west or from the Danube. Small vessels carry cargo to Braila and Galatz, and a branch railway from Calarashi traverses the Steppe from south to north, and meets the main line between Bucharest and Constantza.