Izvoarele (historically Alibeichioi and then Regele Ferdinand; called Filimon Sîrbu from 1948 to 1964, Izvoarele since 1965; ; ) is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Alba, Iulia, and Izvoarele.

Location

The commune is located in the central-west part of the county, 30 km southwest of the county seat, Tulcea. It is crossed by national road DN22F, which starts in Nalbant, 7 km to the east (where it meets DN22A) and ends in Horia, 7.5 km to the west (where it meets DN22D).

Demographics

At the 2011 census, the commune has 2,049 inhabitants; of the residents for whom data were available, 54.4% were Romanians and 45.3% Greeks. By the 2021 census, the population had decreased to 1,760; of those, 89.77% were Romanians and 2.05% Greeks.

Natives