Comrat
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| Coordinates: 46°19′N 28°40′E / 46.317°N 28.667°E | |||
| Kintra | Moldovae | ||
| Autonomous Region | Gagauzie | ||
| Foondit | 1789 | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| - Mayor | Nicolai Dudoglo | ||
| Indwallers (2004) | |||
| - Tot | 23,429 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
Comrat (Romanie pronunciation: [komˈrat]; Gagauz: Komrat; Roushie: Комрат / Komrat) is a ceety in Moldovae an the caipital o the autonomous region o Gagauzie. It is locatit in the sooth o the kintra, on the Ialpug River. In 2004, Comrat's population wis 23,429, o which the vast majority are Gagauzians.
The name is o Turkic an Nogai origin.
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History [edit]
Comrat began tae be settled in 1789, an receivit toun privileges in 1957. Durin the time when the toun wis pairt o Moldavie Soviet Socialist Republic, Comrat's industry wis geared toward the production o butter, wine, an rugs, the latter ornatit wi Moldavie motifs. The Comrat State University wis established in 2002.
Population [edit]
- 1989: 25,800 (offeecial census)[1]
- 1991: 27,500 (estimate)
- 1996: 27,400 (estimate)
- 2004: 23,429 (offeecial census)
- 2006: 22,369 (estimate)
- 2011: 24,135 (estimate)
Economy [edit]
A ceety wi exreme property, Comrat is situatit in the soothren wine zone o Moldovae. It is kent for production o red wines an muscats. In Comrat an its suburbs there are aboot 10 wine factories.
Fuid production is vera developit in the ceety. Comrat is a hame for fuid processin factories, alcohol production, an an ile processin plant (the first an anerlie ane in Moldovae).
There is such economic agents as a ferro-concrete factory an aw, furnitur productions, firth processin, production o plastic windaes an doors, cattle butcheries, an transport companies.
Sichts [edit]
- Cathedral o Saunt John, built in 1820
- Museum o local history
- Museum o Gagauz cultur, locatit in the suburb o Beşalma
- Gagauzian airt gallery
- Turkis library bi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Alley o Gagauzian Glory
- Memorial dedicatit tae defenders o Comrat (sculptor: Dubinovskiy)
- Monument Dedicatit tae troops suffered in Afghanistan (sculptor: Afanasiy Dmitrievich Karacoban)
- Monument o Vladimir Lenin
- Monument o military tank.
Wineries [edit]
Aur-Vin is a Moldovan wine producer frae Comrat.
This factory takes pairt o the Moldovan wine producer Dionis Club.
Internaitional relations [edit]
Twin touns — Sister ceeties [edit]
Comrat is twinned wi:
