Akkerman

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Akkerman, historically known as Cetatea Albă and now called Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, is an ancient fortress town in southwestern Ukraine near the Black Sea.

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Akkerman canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress town
historic city
settlement
controlledBy Ottoman Empire
Principality of Moldavia
Romania
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
country Ukraine
currentName Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
etymology name Akkerman derives from Turkish meaning “white fortress”
name Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi means “white city on the Dniester” in Ukrainian
name Cetatea Albă means “white fortress” in Romanian
formerName Cetatea Albă
hasFeature city walls
defensive bastions
medieval fortress
hasFunction military stronghold
trading center
hasLandmark Akkerman Fortress
hasName Akkerman
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
Cetatea Albă
hasPort river and estuary port
hasStructureType stone fortress
hasTourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
heritageStatus important cultural heritage site of Ukraine
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Ottoman period
Principality of Moldavia period
Russian Empire period
languageUsed Romanian
linked to: Romanian language

Russian
Ukrainian
locatedIn Bessarabia region
linked to: Bessarabia

Eastern Europe
Odesa Oblast
southwestern Ukraine
locatedNear Black Sea
locatedOn Dniester Estuary
right bank of the Dniester River estuary
nearbyCity Odesa
partOf Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi urban hromada
Northern Black Sea region
region historical Bessarabia
strategicImportance controlled access between Dniester River and Black Sea

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Meir Dizengoff placeOfBirth Akkerman
Akkerman hasName Akkerman