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See also: town of See also: Russia, in the See also: government of See also: Bessarabia, on the right See also: bank of the Dniester, 37 M. by See also: rail S.E. of Kishinev
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It possesses a See also: tobacco factory, candle-See also: works and brick-kilns, and is an important See also: river See also: port, vessels discharging here their cargoes of corn, See also: wine, wool, cattle, See also: flour and tallow, to be conveyed by See also: land to See also: Odessa and to Yassy in Rumania
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See also: Timber also is floated down the Dniester
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The citadel was dismantled in 1897
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The town had in 1867 a population of 24,443, and in 1900 of 33,741, the greater proportion being Jews
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As early as the 12th century the Genoese had a See also: settlement on the site of See also: Bender
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In 1709 See also: Charles XII., after the defeat of
See also: Poltava, collected his forces here in a See also: camp which they called New See also: Stockholm, and continued there till 1713
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Bender was taken by the Russians in 1770, in 1789 and in 1806, but it was not held permanently by Russia till 1812
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