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Murighiol
Murighiol (Independenţa from 1983 to 1996) is a commune in Tulcea County, Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of seven villаges:
- Murighiol
- Plopul (formerly Beibudzac)
- Colina
- Dunavăţu de Jos
- Dunavăţu de Sus
- Sarinasuf
- Uzlina
At the 2011 census, 94.6% of the inhabitants were Romanians, 4.5% Ukrainians and 0.4% Turks.
The commune's name is of Turkish origin: moru ("violet") and göl ("lake") compounded to mean "violet lake".
The archaeological site of Halmyris is located near the village of Murighiol- Halmyris was a Roman legionary fort from the 1st-4th centuries CE. It is currently under excavation by Dr. Mihail Zahariade and Dr. John Karavas.