Cahul
Facts
County	CahulCounty
Status	County capital
Mayor	?????? ???? (since {{{election}}})
Area	km²
Population (at 2004)	53,534
Dialing code	{{{DialingCode}}}
Geographical coordinates	45°55′ N 28°11′ E
City Website	[? ]

Cahul is a city and an administrative region in the south of Moldova. It is located at 45°55′N 28°11′E. The city of Cahul is believed to have been inhabited for many centuries, although it has had a number of different names over the years - the name Scheia was recorded in 1502, and the name Formoza was recorded in 1716. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1029x1194, 66 KB)Cahul Map File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Moldova is divided into 32 Rayons, or judeţe, 3 municipalities (Chişinău, Bălţi and Bender), one semi-autonomous, non-contiguous region (Gagauzia), and the breakaway region of Transnistria, the status of which is still disputed. ... Events January 1 - Portuguese explorers sailed into Guanabra Bay, Brazil and mistook it for the mouth of a river which they named Rio de Janeiro May 9 - Christopher Columbus leaves Spain for his fourth and final trip to the New World. May 21 - Portuguese discover island of St Helena. ... // Events August 5 - In the Battle of Peterwardein 40. ...

The city's location had made it a frequent battleground for a number of armies, with possession of frequently switching between countries such as Moldavia, Russia, Turkey. The city was considered part of Russia from 1812 to 1856, then Moldavia (1856-1878), then Russia again (1878-1920), then Romania (1920-1940), then the Soviet Union (1940-1991), and finally Moldova (1991 to the present). Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Besides the battles that have been fought over it, Cahul is also known for its thermal spas and for its folk music. The term spa is traditionally used to mean a place where water that is believed to have special health-giving properties occurs. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ...

See also

Music of Moldova Moldovan music is closely related to that of its neighbor and cultural kin, Romania. ...

• Cahul telephone directory

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Municipalities
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Autonomous regions
Găgăuzia | Stînga Nistrului (disputed)