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Bender (, Moldovan Cyrillic: Бендер) or Bendery (Russian: Бендеры, [bʲɪnˈdɛrɨ]; Ukrainian: Бендери), also known as Tighina (Moldovan Cyrillic: Тигина), is a city within the internationally recognized borders of Moldova under de facto control of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria) (PMR) since 1992.
South side of the Tighina Fortress (2021) The Tighina Fortress (Romanian: Cetatea Tighina; renamed by the Turks as Bender) is a 15th-century fortress on the right bank of the Dniester River in Bender (also known as Tighina), Moldova, built from earth and wood during the reign of Prince Stephen the Great.
The siege of the Tighina Fortress, which was a powerful stronghold of the Ottoman Empire, commenced on 15 July 1770 and lasted two months.The Bender garrison, numbering over 12,000 people (according to other sources, [which?] up to 30,000 people), including select Janissaries, confronted a nearly 33,000-strong Russian army (18,567 infantry, 10,673 cavalry, 3,574 artillery and engineering troops).
People from Bender, Moldova (49 P) V. Villages of Bender Municipality (1 P) Pages in category "Bender, Moldova" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 ...
The other 53 have city status. By location ... Cities and towns in Moldova Rank City/town ... Bender (Tighina) 31,698: 43,000: 72,300:
The Skirmish at Bender (Swedish: Kalabaliken i Bender; Finnish: Benderin kalabaliikki) was devised to remove Charles XII of Sweden from the Ottoman Empire after his military defeats in Russia. It took place on 1 February 1713 on Ottoman territory, in what is now the town of Bender, Moldova ( separatist region of Transnistria ).
The battle of Bender, also known as the battle of Tighina or the battle of Bendery (Romanian: Bătălia de la Tighina; Russian: Битва за Бендеры, romanized: Bitva za Bendery), was fought between 19 and 21 June 1992 between Moldova, backed by volunteers, military advisors and purchased weapons sourced from Romania; and the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR, commonly known as ...
The Transfiguration Cathedral [1] (Romanian: Catedrala Schimbarea la Față din Tighina, Moldovan Cyrillic: Катедрала Схимбаря ла Фацэ дин Бендер; Russian: Преображенский кафедральный собор) is the name given to a Russian Orthodox church in the Diocese of Tiraspol and Dubossary, Bender, a town controlled by Transnistria, de facto ...