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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).
The main Bessarabian cities are Chișinău, the former capital of the Russian Bessarabia Governorate, now capital of Moldova; Bălți, on the river Răut, often dubbed the "Northern capital" of Moldova; Bender/Tighina, on the Dniester, currently controlled by the unrecognized Russian-backed separatist region of Transnistria; Izmail, in the ...
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 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 city of Hangzhou was founded about 2,200 years ago during the Qin dynasty. Kashgar: Shule Kingdom China: 2nd century BC The city of Kashgar was the capital of the Iranic Shule Kingdom and served as a major hub of the Silk Road. [150] Pyeongyang (as Wanggeom-seong) Gojoseon North Korea: 194 BC Built as the capital city of Gojoseon in 194 BC ...
Varnița is a village in the Anenii Noi District, in south-eastern Moldova, [2] located near Bender (Tighina). It is also considered a suburb of Bender.. After the 1992 War of Transnistria, Varnița remained controlled by the government of the Republic of Moldova, while the city of Bender is controlled by the authorities of Transnistria.