Comrat

Comrat (Romanie pronunciation: [komˈrat]; Gagauz: Komrat; Roushie: Комрат / Komrat) is a ceety in Moldovae an the caipital o the autonomous region o Gagauzie. It is locatit in the sooth o the kintra, on the Ialpug River. In 2004, Comrat's population wis 23,429, o which the vast majority are Gagauzians.

Comrat Komrat
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Comrat Komrat Location o Comrat in Moldovae
Coordinates: 46°19′N 28°40′E
Kintra	Moldovae
Autonomous Region	Gagauzie
Foondit	1789
Govrenment
• Mayor	Nicolai Dudoglo
Population  (2004)
• Total	23,429
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)

The name is o Turkic an Nogai origin.

History

Comrat began tae be settled in 1789, an receivit toun privileges in 1957. Durin the time when the toun wis pairt o Moldavie Soviet Socialist Republic, Comrat's industry wis geared taewart the production o butter, wine, an rugs, the latter ornatit wi Moldavie motifs. The Comrat State Varsity wis established in 2002.

Population

• 1989: 25,800 (offeecial census)
• 1991: 27,500 (estimate)
• 1996: 27,400 (estimate)
• 2004: 23,429 (offeecial census)
• 2006: 22,369 (estimate)
• 2011: 24,135 (estimate)

Economy

A ceety wi exreme property, Comrat is situatit in the soothren wine zone o Moldovae. It is kent for production o reid wines an muscats. In Comrat an its suburbs thare are aboot 10 wine factories.

Fuid production is vera developit in the ceety. Comrat is a hame for fuid processin factories, alcohol production, an an ile processin plant (the first an anerlie ane in Moldovae).

Thare is such economic agents as a ferro-concrete factory an aw, furnitur productions, firth processin, production o plastic windaes an doors, cattle butcheries, an transport companies.

Sichts

• Cathedral o Saunt John, biggit in 1820
• Museum o local history
• Museum o Gagauz cultur, locatit in the suburb o Beşalma
• Gagauzian airt gallery
• Turkis leebrar bi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
• Alley o Gagauzian Glory
• Memorial dedicatit tae defenders o Comrat (sculptor: Dubinovskiy)
• Monument Dedicatit tae troops suffered in Afghanistan (sculptor: Afanasiy Dmitrievich Karacoban)
• Monument o Vladimir Lenin
• Monument o military tank.

Wineries

Aur-Vin is a Moldovan wine producer frae Comrat.

This factory takes pairt o the Moldovan wine producer Dionis Club.

Internaitional relations

Relatit page: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Moldovae

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Comrat is twinned wi:

• Isparta, Turkey

References

• www.comrat.md Offeecial steid Archived 2010-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Komrat Stadium in www.divizianationala.com Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine