Budjak, Budzhak, or Buchak (Ukrainian: Буджак [Budžak], Romanian: Bugeac, Turkish: Bucak) is the southern part of Bessarabia, now part of Odesa region of Ukraine. Old map of Bessarabia Bessarabia or Bessarabiya (Basarabia in Romanian, Besarabya in Turkish) was the name by which the Imperial Russia designated the eastern part of the principality of Moldavia annexed by Russia in 1812. ... Odessa Oblast ( Ukrainian: Одеська область, Odeska oblast) is an oblast of south-western Ukraine. ...

History

In the antiquity, it was inhabited by Dacians, Scythians, Celts, and on the shores, by Greeks. Dacia, in ancient geography the land of the Daci, a subtribe of the Getae, was a large district of Central Europe, bounded on the north by the Carpathians, on the south by the Danube, on the west by the Tisa (Tisza river, in Hungary), on the east by the Tyras... Scythia was an area in Eurasia inhabited in ancient times by people probably speaking Indo-Iranian languages, known as the Scythians. ... A Celtic cross. ...

In the 9th and 12th centuries the region passed under the control of Kievan Rus' and Galicia-Volhynia. The Genoese also build some fortresses on the Black Sea coast or on the Danube, while Tatars also inhabited this region before moving to Dobruja and Turkey. The territory was incorporated in the Principality of Moldova in 1392, by Roman I, while previously (under the name of Besserabia) it has been under Wallachian rule during the reign of Mircea the Old, a prince from the House of Basarab. In 1484, Stephen the Great was forced to surrender the two main fortresses of Chilia and Cetatea Alba to the Ottoman Empire. The rest of the region was ceded in 1538 following an Imperial military campaign. Kievan Rus′ (Russian: , Kievskaya Rus; Ukrainian: , Kyivs’ka Rus’) was the early, mostly East Slavic¹ state dominated by the city of Kiev (Russian: Ки́ев, Kiev; Ukrainian: Ки́їв, Kyiv), from about 880 to the middle of the 12th century. ... Halych-Volynia principality was the Ruthenian successor state of Kievan Rus on the territory of Rus menora (Rus propria) including the lands of Red Ruthenia, Black Ruthenia, and the remainder of southwestern Rus. This state also briefly controlled the region of Bessarabia and Moldavia. ... Alternate uses, see Genoa (disambiguation). ... Map of the Black Sea. ... Length 2,888 km Elevation of the source 1,078  m Average discharge 30 km before Passau: 580 m³/s Vienna: 1,900 m³/s Budapest: 2,350 m³/s Belgrade: 4,000 m³/s just before Delta: 6,500  m³/s Area watershed 817,000  km² Origin  Black Forest... Tatars or Tartars (Tatar: Tatarlar/Татарлар) is a collective name applied to the Turkic-speaking people of Europe and Asia. ... Dobruja, or sometimes Dobrudja (Dobrogea in Romanian, Добруджа—transliterated Dobrudzha—in Bulgarian, Dobruca in Turkish), is the territory between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea, including the Danube Delta and the Romanian coast. ... Events Korean founder of the Joseon Dynasty General Yi Seonggye leads a coup détat, overthrowing the kingdom of Goryeo and founding the kingdom of Joseon Afyonkarahisar in western Turkey is conquered by Sultan Beyazid I Louis de Valois is created the 1st Duke of Orléans, the second time... Old map of Bessarabia Bessarabia or Bessarabiya (Basarabia in Turkish) was the name used by Russia to designate the eastern part of the territory known as Moldova (Moldavia in English), which was occupied by Russia in 1812. ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Posada Battle Basarab I was an early ruler of the principality of Wallachia, known as ÃŽntemeietorul (The Founder) (c. ... Events July 6 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of Congo River December 5 - Pope Innocent VIII gives the inquisition a mission to hunt heretics and witches in Germany with the lead of Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger First cuirassier units (kyrissers) formed in Austria Births January... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Chilia can mean: Chilia, a branch of the Danube Delta Chilia-, a Greek numerical prefix for 1000 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi ( Ukrainian: Білгород-Дністровський; Romanian: Cetatea Albă; Turkish: Akkerman) is a city in southern Ukraine. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (Ottoman Turkish for the Eternal State) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Constantinople (Ä°stanbul) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ...

The name of the region was given during the Ottoman rule(1484-1812), the Turkish word "Bucak" meaning "corner." Nevertheless, Bugeac back then was much smaller in size and only comprized an administrative subdivision in the interior region or flatland region of the modern-day Bugeac, which the Ottomans unofficially called " Bessarabia", in honour of the Romanian prince Basarab I, who previously explored the region. Officially however, the region was not a province by itself, rather part of Özi or Silistre province. The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (Ottoman Turkish for the Eternal State) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Constantinople (Ä°stanbul) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ... Events July 6 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of Congo River December 5 - Pope Innocent VIII gives the inquisition a mission to hunt heretics and witches in Germany with the lead of Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger First cuirassier units (kyrissers) formed in Austria Births January... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 12+ million km² Establishment 1299 Dissolution October 29, 1923... Ottoman Bessarabia was part of the Ottoman province of Özi(Silistre) from 1484 to 1812. ... Posada Battle Basarab I was an early ruler of the principality of Wallachia, known as ÃŽntemeietorul (The Founder) (c. ... Özi vilayet was an Ottoman province which included the territory of the former Principality of Karvuna(Dobrogea) and from 1484 until 1812 also the sanjaks of Ottoman Bessarabia or roughly modern-day Bugeac. ...

In 1812, the Russians managed to extract Bessarabia from the Ottomans. In the process, they misled other European powers by making them think that Bessarabia included all land east of the Prut River and as a consequence Russia managed to annex parts of the Principality of Moldavia as well. 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Old map of Bessarabia Bessarabia or Bessarabiya (Basarabia in Romanian, Besarabya in Turkish) was the name by which the Imperial Russia designated the eastern part of the principality of Moldavia annexed by Russia in 1812. ... This article is about the continent. ... Old map of Bessarabia Bessarabia or Bessarabiya (Basarabia in Romanian, Besarabya in Turkish) was the name by which the Imperial Russia designated the eastern part of the principality of Moldavia annexed by Russia in 1812. ... The Prut river (also known as Pruth) is 950 km long, originating in the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine and flowing southeast to join the Danube river near Reni, east of Galaţi. ... Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. ...

In essence, this is how the name Bessarabia now applies not only to the original southern region but to the entire eastern half of Moldavia. However, the correct term for Bugeac (at least from a historical, if not political, point of view) would in fact be Bessarabia, while what we now understand as the historical Russian province of Bessarabia is in fact nothing else but Eastern Moldavia. Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. ... Old map of Bessarabia Bessarabia or Bessarabiya (Basarabia in Romanian, Besarabya in Turkish) was the name by which the Imperial Russia designated the eastern part of the principality of Moldavia annexed by Russia in 1812. ... Old map of Bessarabia Bessarabia or Bessarabiya (Basarabia in Romanian, Besarabya in Turkish) was the name by which the Imperial Russia designated the eastern part of the principality of Moldavia annexed by Russia in 1812. ... Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. ...

After World War I, Bessarabia was joined with Romania and therefore so did the Bugeac, but the Soviet Union occupied it during World War II, and after the fall of the Soviet Union, it became part of Ukraine. Old map of Bessarabia Bessarabia or Bessarabiya (Basarabia in Romanian, Besarabya in Turkish) was the name by which the Imperial Russia designated the eastern part of the principality of Moldavia annexed by Russia in 1812. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest, most expensive, and most significant war in...

Budjak was traditionally part of the Romanian principality of Moldavia from 1392–1484 and for a brief period in the late 18th century, and a significant Romanian population still inhabits the area. The region only passed under Ukrainian control during the era of Stalin, as it was part of the designated Soviet sphere of influence under the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. There have been major movements on the part of Romanian nationalists to restore this region to Romanian control, due to its historic roots as a Romanian land, and due to the illegality of the Molotov-Ribbentrop accord. Prince Albert of Monaco on the left represents a principality where he wields adminisitrative authority. ... Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. ... Events Korean founder of the Joseon Dynasty General Yi Seonggye leads a coup détat, overthrowing the kingdom of Goryeo and founding the kingdom of Joseon Afyonkarahisar in western Turkey is conquered by Sultan Beyazid I Louis de Valois is created the 1st Duke of Orléans, the second time... Events July 6 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of Congo River December 5 - Pope Innocent VIII gives the inquisition a mission to hunt heretics and witches in Germany with the lead of Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger First cuirassier units (kyrissers) formed in Austria Births January... A sphere of influence is a metaphorical region of political influences surrounding a country or a region of economic influence around an urban area. ... Molotov (lower left), Ribbentrop (in black) and Stalin (far right) The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, also known as the Hitler-Stalin pact or Ribbentrop-Molotov pact or Nazi-Soviet pact and formally known as the Treaty of Nonaggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was in theory a...

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census the population of the Budjak numbers 617,200 people. Large minorites of about 129,000 Bulgarians (21%), 124,500 Russians (20%) and 78,300 Romanians (13%) live there alongside a Ukrainian plurality of 248,000 (40%). Bulgarians are the biggest ethnic group in Artsyz (39%), Bolhrad (61%) and Tarutyne (38%) raions, Russians in the city of Izmail (44%) and Romanians in Reni (49%) raion. Bolhrad is a city in South-western Ukraine, and capital of the Bolhrad district, a district with a large Bulgarian majority. ... See rayon for the textile made of processed cellulose. ... Izmail is a city in Bugeac, in south-western Ukraine. ... Reni is: Alan Wren, drummer for The Stone Roses a city in southern Ukraine, near the confluence of Prut and Danube rivers This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In the Izmail rayon 29% of the population is Ukrainian, 28% Romanian and 26% Bulgarian. It is notable, that in the Izmail raion, the Romanian population increased by one percent since 1989, whereas the number of Ukrainian and Bulgarians is slowly decreasing. Other raions have an Ukrainian majority.

Districts (Raions)

• Reni (Reni)
• Kilia (Chilia)
• Izmail (Ismail)
• Tatarbunari (Tatarbunar)
• Artsyz
• Bilhorod-Dnistrovs'kyi (Cetatea Albă)
• Tarutine
• Bolhrad (Bălgrad)
• Sarata (Sărata)

Total population of the raions: 481,000 people. Reni is: Alan Wren, drummer for The Stone Roses a city in southern Ukraine, near the confluence of Prut and Danube rivers This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Kilia or Kiliya (Ukrainian: ; Russian: ; Romanian: Chilia) is a town in south-western Ukraine, located in the Danube Delta in Odessa Oblast (province). ... Izmail is a city in Bugeac, in south-western Ukraine. ... Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (Ukrainian: ; Romanian: Cetatea Albă; Turkish: Akkerman; Russian: , Belgorod-Dnestrovsky; Hungarian: Nyeszterfehérvár; Italian: Moncastro) is a city in southern Ukraine. ... Bolhrad is a city in South-western Ukraine, and capital of the Bolhrad district, a district with a large Bulgarian majority. ... Sarata( Romanian: Sărata) is a town in south-western Ukraine, in the region of Bugeac( south-western Odessa Oblast). ...

Cities in Bugeac

• Izmail (Ismail)
• Bilhorod-Dnistrovs'kyi (Cetatea Albă)

Total population of the cities: 136,200 people. Izmail is a city in Bugeac, in south-western Ukraine. ... Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (Ukrainian: ; Romanian: Cetatea Albă; Turkish: Akkerman; Russian: , Belgorod-Dnestrovsky; Hungarian: Nyeszterfehérvár; Italian: Moncastro) is a city in southern Ukraine. ...