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3 unusual facts about Bălți


Economy of Bălți

In Bălți, most industries are concerned with processing farm produce, notably flour milling, sugar refining, and wine making, but furniture, agricultural machinery.

Kharmang

The word Kahrmang is a Balti word which consist of two words (khar means "fort" and mang means "abundant").

Radio Moldova Tineret

It was launched on 30 October 2012, at 6 o'clock in Bălți, transmitting live on 99.4 FM and on its website.


Bălți International Airport

The Bălți International Airport is situated in the northern part of the former Bălţi County (județ in Romanian), on the land of the commune of Corlăteni (called Leadoven during the Soviet time) in Râşcani district.

Balti language

The missionary, orientalist and linguist Heinrich August Jäschke (1817–1883) classified Balti as one of the westernmost Tibetan dialects.

Baltoro Glacier

The glacier can be approached via the important Balti town of Skardu.

Diocese of Bălți and Fălești

The Diocese of Bălți and Fălești was established on October 6, 2006, by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church out of the territory of the Diocese of Chişinău.

Economy of Bălți

The drinking water is supplied into the pipes from a network of local artesian wells (which are insufficient) and from the river Nistru (Dnister) by a 60 km long pipeline connecting Bălți to Soroca (which is not economically feasible).

Kargil district

Much of Kargil population is inhabited by the Burig and Balti people of Tibetan origin (converting from Buddhism to Islam in the 16th Century) and have intermingled with the Dard, Mon and other Aryan people.

Moldova are talent

The auditions take place between May and June 2013, in front of the judges and a live audience at different cities across the Moldova: Nisporeni, Bălți, Constanța, Drochia, Soroca, Edineț, Orhei, Cahul, Comrat, Ungheni, Hâncești, Căușeni și Chișinău.

Religion in Moldova

According to the most recently available numbers, the Jewish community has approximately 31,300 members, including approximately 20,000 living in Chişinău; 3,100 in Bălți and surrounding areas; 2,200 in Tiraspol; 2,000 in Bender; and 4,000 in small towns.

Telecommunications in Moldova

In 1961 the coverage area was expanded after several relay masts were constructed in Bălţi, Cahul and Comrat.

Transport in Bălți

By road one can also reach Ukraine (in about 2 hours) to the north or to the east, and Romania (1 hour) to the south-west by the Sculeni-Sculeni crossing point, which leads to the important Romanian city of Iaşi (104 km from Bălți), or to the west by the Stânca-Costeşti crossing.


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