Tighina
Moldova
Tighina (also known by its Turkish-derived name Bender, meaning "port") is a city in Moldova's historical Basarabia region, situated on the right bank of the Dniester River yet under the control of the self-proclaimed Transnistrian republic since the 1992 war — a political anomaly that gives the city an unusual dual identity. A short drive from Chișinău, it draws independent travellers curious about one of Europe's most singular geopolitical situations.
- Population110,175
- Nearest water from center8.8 km
- Nearest mountain from center23.7 km