Comrat
Sign in to saveComrat (, ; , ) is a city and municipality in Moldova and the capital of the autonomous region of Gagauzia. It is located in the south of the country, on the Ialpug River. The vast majority of the inhabitants are Gagauz.
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Comrat is a city in southern Moldova that serves as the capital of Gagauzia, an autonomous region with a mostly Gagauz population. It matters as the administrative center of this distinct ethnic and political region within Moldova.
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- Locality
- Comrat
- Region
- Gagauzia
- Country
- Moldova
- Population
- 22,911
- Timezone
- Europe/Chisinau
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Comrat (, ; , ) is a city and municipality in Moldova and the capital of the autonomous region of Gagauzia. It is located in the south of the country, on the Ialpug River. The vast majority of the inhabitants are Gagauz.
== History == left|thumb|upright=0.65|The first seal of Comrat (1932–2005) Comrat was first settled as early as 1443, with other sources claiming it was founded in 1789. Nevertheless, the settlement was sparsely populated until the new Russian government issued a decree in 1819 to resettle the region with Bulgarians and other nationalities from across the Danube, after the territory was annexed by Russia from Moldavia in 1812.