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Encyclopedia > U.T.A. Gagauzia
Gagauzia

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Image:Gagauzia.png
Map of Moldova with Gagauzian population areas highlighted.
Official languages Moldovan, Gagauz, Russian
Administrative center
 – Pop.
Comrat
 75,000
Population
 – Ethnic Gagauz
 169,000
 82.5%

Gagauzia (or Gagauz-Yeri) is an autonomous region within Moldova, located along the southern border with Ukraine, inhabited by the Gagauz, a Turkic people who are ethnically and culturally distinct from other Moldovans. The population is approximately 169,000, of which about 82.5 percent are ethnic Gagauz. Comrat is the largest city, with over 40 percent of the region's total population (approx. 75,000). gagauzia map - made by me File links The following pages link to this file: Gagauzia Categories: GFDL images ... The Gagauz language (Gagauz dili) is a Turkic language, used by Gagauz people, official language of Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova. ... Comrat or Komrat is the capital of the Gagauzia autonomous region in Moldova. ... The Gagauz are a Turkic people minority of southern Moldova (in Gagauzia) and of southwestern Ukraine (in Budjak) that numbers around 250,000. ... An autonomous region or autonomous district is a subnational region with special powers of self-rule. ... The Gagauz are a Turkic people minority of southern Moldova (in Gagauzia) and of southwestern Ukraine (in Budjak) that numbers around 250,000. ... Turkic peoples are Northern and Central Eurasian peoples who speak languages belonging to the Turkic family, and who, in varying degrees, share certain cultural and historical traits. ... The Gagauz are a Turkic people minority of southern Moldova (in Gagauzia) and of southwestern Ukraine (in Budjak) that numbers around 250,000. ... Comrat or Komrat is the capital of the Gagauzia autonomous region in Moldova. ...

Key points in Gagauz history
1812 The Gagauz settled in southern Bessarabia after Russia´s annexation of Bessarabia.
1856 Territorial changes in the region put part of Gagauzia under Moldavian administration (Romanian administration after 1859, when Moldavia united with Wallachia).
1878 Russia regains the areas lost in 1856.
1944 Stalin sends thousands of Gagauzes to labor camps
World War II The territory of Gagauzia was divided between the Moldovian SSR and Ukraine.
1946 - 1947 Severe famine - one half of the Gagauz population perishes
1980 The Gagauz campaign for self-determination began.
1989 A Law on Languages was enacted in Moldova, which was perceived as discriminatory by the Gagauz.
1990 An independent Republic of Gagauzia was proclaimed in several southern districts of Moldova.
1994 Gagauz Yeri became an autonomous region within Moldova.
1995 The elections for the National Assembly of the Region of Gagauzia were conducted. An end to the five-year conflict between Moldova and Gagauzia was officially declared.

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. ... 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. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Iosif (usually anglicized as Joseph) Vissarionovich Stalin (Russian: Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин), original name Ioseb Jughashvili (Georgian: იოსებ ჯუღაშვილი; see Other names section) (December 21, 1879[1] – March 5, 1953) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and leader of the Soviet Union. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Self-determination is a principle in international law that a people ought to be able to determine their own governmental forms and structure free from outside influence. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Raions
Anenii Noi | Basarabeasca | Briceni | Cahul | Cantemir | Călăraşi | Căuşeni | Cimişlia | Criuleni | Donduşeni | Drochia | Dubăsari | Edineţ | Faleşti | Floreşti | Glodeni | Hînceşti | Ialoveni | Leova | Nisporeni | Ocniţa | Orhei | Rezina | Rîşcani | Sîngerei | Soroca | Străşeni | Şoldăneşti | Ştefan Vodă | Taraclia | Teleneşti | Ungheni
Municipalities
Chişinău | Bălţi | Bender
Autonomous regions
Găgăuzia | Stînga Nistrului (disputed)


 

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