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 center 8.8 km5.5 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 24 km15 mi
Nearest airports
Climate · monthly averages
J
-1°29°
40mm1.6in
F
0°33°
30mm1.2in
M
5°40°
35mm1.4in
A
11°52°
45mm1.7in
M
17°63°
50mm1.9in
J
21°70°
65mm2.6in
J
24°74°
50mm1.9in
A
23°74°
40mm1.6in
S
18°64°
45mm1.8in
O
11°52°
40mm1.5in
N
5°42°
35mm1.5in
D
0°33°
35mm1.4in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗