Abaclia
Sign in to saveAbaclia is a rural village in the Basarabeasca District, in Southern Moldova. The village is part of a key livestock and dairy region, contributing significantly to Moldova's sheep and goat milk industry. Predominantly Moldovan and Orthodox Christian, Abaclia's history reflects a blend of local and Tatar influences.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Abaclia
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Moldova
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Moldova
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Basarabeasca District
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2014 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 4,660
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- EET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +2
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- EEST
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +3
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Abaclia
- Country
- Moldova
- Located in
- Basarabeasca District
- Population
- 2856
- Area
- 74.4
- Elevation
- 40
- Dialing code
- 297
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- postal code
- MD-6711
- time of earliest written record
- 1770-00-00
- native label
- Abaclia
- Commons category
- Abaclia, Basarabeasca
- male population
- 1403
- female population
- 1453
- twinned administrative body
- Mănești
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Historical background
- Demographics
- Economy
- Notable people
- References
Abaclia is a rural village in the Basarabeasca District, in Southern Moldova. The village is part of a key livestock and dairy region, contributing significantly to Moldova's sheep and goat milk industry. Predominantly Moldovan and Orthodox Christian, Abaclia's history reflects a blend of local and Tatar influences.
==Historical background== Abaclia was first documented in 1770. The village's name is rooted in local legend and Tatar heritage. According to tradition, the name comes from a merchant who passed through the area with a cart of aba (a valuable woolen cloth), which he gifted to the villagers as part of a marriage agreement. However, linguistic research suggests the name is derived from the Tatar tribe abaklî, reflecting the region's historical Tatar presence and the naming practices of Russian authorities after the 1812 annexation of Bessarabia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Abaclia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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