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Belgorod-Dnestronsky is one of the oldest cities of the Ukraine. The Greek settlement of Tyras was founded here in 5th century B.C. Archaeologists still carry on excavation here. The Romans renamed the city Alba-Julia. Slavonic tribes conquered it in 9th century and named it Bely gorod (the White city). The Genovese ruled it for a short time, building a fortress here that was later considerably enlarged by the Turks. Today this fortress is one of the main local sights. Turkey held the city from 1497 to 1812, but. after its defat in the Russo-Turkish War, was obliged to give it back to the Russia Empire. After World War I, the city was annexed by Romania, but then retaken by USSR.

Today it is a regional center in Ukraine's Odessa region. Its population is 68,900 people. Among the bigger industrial enterprises of the city are the integrated silicate products plant, and the medical equipment factory. The city is situated on the coast of Dnestrovsky Estuary, which is 42 km long and 4.5 to 12 wide, and is connected to the Black Sea via a channel. Given Belgorod-Dnestrivsky's favorable position, in 1971 a merchant seaport was opened here in the aim of relieving the nearest big ports, Odessa and Illichevsk, from handling small tonnage vessels. The port includes the port point Bugaz, located right in the mouth of the Dnister River before the railway.