Tighina

Also spelled �Tigina�, formerly called �Bendery�, Moldavian �Bender� city, Moldova. Tighina lies along the right bank of the Dniester River below its confluence with the B�c (Byk). A settlement has existed on the site since the 2nd century BC. It came successively under the rule of Kiev, Moldavia, Genoa, Turkey, and, in 1818, after frequent attacks, Russia. Between World Wars I and II it was in Romania. Today Tighina manufactures textiles, foodstuffs, cables,