Comrat

Comrat (; Gagauz: Komrat;  / 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.

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)World Gazetteer. "Comrat". Accessed September 22, 2006.
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

Twin touns — Sister ceeties
Comrat is twinned wi:
 Isparta, Turkey

References

www.comrat.md Offeecial steid 
Komrat Stadium in www.divizianationala.com 

Category:Gagauzie
Category:Ceeties in Moldovae