Zhiten is a village in Sofia City Province, Bulgaria. Zhiten lies at 537 m above sea level, 2.1 km from the Balkan mountains. It has 696 inhabitants (2025). The nearest city is Sofia, 14.6 km to the southeast. Among the landmarks around are Boyana Church (19.4 km), National Archaeological Museum (14.9 km) and National Art Gallery (15.0 km). Among the natural features are Cherni Vrah (29 km) and Boyana Waterfall (21 km).
Also written Житен.
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- Saint Nedelya Cathedraleastern Orthodox cathedral
- National Archaeological Museumnational museum
- National Art Galleryart museum
- Saint Sophia Churchchurch building
- Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedralcathedral
- National Gallery for Foreign Artart museum
- National Historical Museumnational museum
- Boyana Churcheastern Orthodox church building
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