CARAORMAN

On the Caraorman bank lies the small village of the same name (which means "dark forest" in Turkish). Both Ukrainian and Romanian are spoken here. To the west lies an 840-hectare forest reserve with the same characteristics as Letea: different varieties of climbing plants flourish here, clinging to age-old trees, including venerable oaks. The Caraorman forest is also an important nesting area for birds. The surrounding sand dunes can reach 10 m in height.