Bessarabia

Summary

Bessarabia is a historical region^[1]. Bessarabia ranks in the top 3% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,740 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bessarabia is in the country of Moldova^[3].
• Bessarabia is in the country of Ukraine^[4].
• Bessarabia is on the continent of Europe^[5].
• Bessarabia's instance of is recorded as historical region^[6].
• Bessarabia's instance of is recorded as Ukrainian historical regions^[7].
• Bessarabia's instance of is recorded as interfluve^[8].
• Basarab I of Wallachia is named after Bessarabia^[9].
• Bessarabia's Commons category is recorded as Bessarabia^[10].
• Bessarabia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.833333333333, 'lon': 29}^[11].
• Bessarabia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bessarabia^[12].
• Bessarabia's Commons gallery is recorded as Bessarabia^[13].
• Bessarabia's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[14].
• Bessarabia's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[15].
• Bessarabia's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• Bessarabia's described by source is recorded as Internetowa encyklopedia PWN^[17].
• Bessarabia's category for people born here is recorded as Q15353017^[18].
• Bessarabia's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bessarabian'}^[19].
• Bessarabia's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Basarabia'}^[20].
• Bessarabia's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mo', 'text': 'Басарабиа, Basarabia'}^[21].
• Bessarabia's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Бессарабія'}^[22].
• Bessarabia's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Besarabia'}^[23].
• Bessarabia's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Ukraine^[24].
• Bessarabia's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Bessarabia^[25].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Moldova^[3], a sovereign state^[26], in Moldova^[27], founded in 1991^[28] and Ukraine^[4], a sovereign state^[29], in Ukraine^[30], founded in 1991^[31]. Bessarabia is on the continent of Europe^[5].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historical region^[6], Ukrainian historical regions^[7], and interfluve^[8].

History and Context

Basarab I of Wallachia is named after Bessarabia^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bessarabia include Bessarabska Square^[32], a square^[33], in Ukraine^[34] and Taraxacum bessarabicum^[35], a taxon^[36].

Why It Matters

Bessarabia ranks in the top 3% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,740 views/month).^[2] Bessarabia has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Bessarabia is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Bessarabia include Bessarabska Square^[32], a square^[33], in Ukraine^[34] and Taraxacum bessarabicum^[35], a taxon^[36].