Dolishte () is a village in Aksakovo Municipality, Varna Province, Bulgaria.Guide Bulgaria, Accessed 4 September 2011 Until 1878 it was known as Vlahlar (). The village lies in the Batova Valley, 18 km north of Varna.
History A Thracian burial mound was excavated at Dolishte in 1962 during road construction, yielding a gold treasure.
The village was founded around 1847 by Circassians who had migrated from the Caucasus. During the April Uprising of 1876, Circassians from the village took part in suppressing the rebellion in southern Bulgaria and participated in the destruction of the village of Batak. The Circassian population left the village after the war of 1877–1878 and was replaced by Bulgarian settlers from the Odrin region.
A chapel dedicated to Saints Cyril and Methodius was established in a former mosque at the end of 1878. In 1950, an agricultural cooperative began operating in the village.
Population + Population by census year 1934 1946 1956 1965 1975 1985 1992 2001 2011 2021 607 642 520 323 277 233 212 272 372 358
Ethnic composition Population by ethnic group according to the 2011 census:
Population Share (%) Total 372 100.00 Bulgarians 349 93.81 Turks 6 1.61 Roma — — Others 10 2.68 Did not respond 6 1.61
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