Bessarabia
historical region in present-day Moldova and Ukraine
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Summary
Bessarabia is a historical region[1]. Bessarabia ranks in the top 3% of historical region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,756 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Moldova[3], Ukraine[4]
- Continent: Europe[5]
- Instance of: Ukrainian historical regions[6], interfluve[7]
- Named after: Basarab I of Wallachia[8]
- Commons category: Bessarabia[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bessarabia[10]
- Commons gallery: Bessarabia[11]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Internetowa encyklopedia PWN[15]
- Category for people born here: Q15353017[16]
- Demonym: Bessarabian[17]
- Native label: Basarabia[18], Басарабиа, Basarabia[19], Бессарабія[20], Besarabia[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Ukraine[22]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Bessarabia[23]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Bessarabia include Bessarabska Square[24], a square[25], in Ukraine[26] and Taraxacum bessarabicum[27], a taxon[28].
Why It Matters
Bessarabia has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Bessarabia is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for Bessarabia include Bessarabska Square[24], a square[25], in Ukraine[26] and Taraxacum bessarabicum[27], a taxon[28].