Besarabia
Besarabia (Gagauze Besarabiya, Rumane Basarabia, Ruse Бессарабия, Bessarabiya, Turke Besarabya, Ukrainane Бессара́бія, Bessarabiya) esas historiala regiono en estal Europa, inter fluvii Dnister este, e Prut weste. Cirkume 2/3 di Besarabia apartenas a la nuna Moldova e la cetera 1/3 apartenas ad Ukraina.
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Historiala Besarabia havas cirkume 45 630 km², e lua tereni esas ordinare kolinoza e kovrata da stepo. Lua suli esas fertila, e havas jaceyi di lignito. La habitanti di la regiono kultivas betravo, sunofloro, frumento, maizo, tabako, vitoberi e frukti.
Pos la milito Rusa-Turka e la sequanta "paco di București", princio Moldavia, tillore vasalo de Otoman imperio, cedesis a Rusa imperio. Pos la milito di Krimea en 1856, sudala parti di Besarabia itere cedesis a princio Moldavia, ma en 1878 la regiono itere cedesis a Rusa imperio kande Rumania nedependanteskis.