What is Bessarabia?
[[File:Bessarabia-sce.png|thumb|right|300px|Bessarabia]] '''Bessarabia''' is part of [[Eastern Europe]] between Romania and Ukraine. It shares borders with [[Dniester River]] on the [[east]] and the [[Prut River]] on the [[west]]. During the 19th century it was sometimes part of Romania and sometimes in the [[Russian Empire]]. It was again part of Romania most of the first half of the [[20th century]]. The Soviet Union occupied the region after 1944. Today, most areas of Bessarabia belong to the [[Republic of Moldova]]. == Other websites == *{{commonscat-inline}} {{Moldova topics}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Divided regions]] [[Category:Geography of Moldova]] [[Category:Regions of Romania]] [[Category:Geography of Ukraine]] {{geo-stub}}