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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akkerman canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress town
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historic city ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Ottoman Empire
NERFINISHED
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Principality of Moldavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| currentName | Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology |
name Akkerman derives from Turkish meaning “white fortress”
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name Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi means “white city on the Dniester” in Ukrainian ⓘ name Cetatea Albă means “white fortress” in Romanian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Cetatea Albă NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
city walls
ⓘ
defensive bastions ⓘ medieval fortress ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
military stronghold
ⓘ
trading center ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Akkerman Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasName |
Akkerman
NERFINISHED
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Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Cetatea Albă NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPort | river and estuary port ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | stone fortress ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cultural heritage site of Ukraine ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman period NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Moldavia period ⓘ Russian Empire period ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Romanian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ Ukrainian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bessarabia region
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Europe ⓘ Odesa Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Dniester Estuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
right bank of the Dniester River estuary ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Odesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi urban hromada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Black Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | historical Bessarabia ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controlled access between Dniester River and Black Sea ⓘ |
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