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Dubăsari (Russian: Дубоссары, sometimes Dubossary in English) is a city in Transnistria, Moldova with a population of 28,500. Dubăsari is the major city of Dubăsari region. Its geographical location is 47°16′N 29°10′E. The name of the town is derived either from Romanian, in which it means "boatmen", or from the Tatar Tembosary, which means "yellow hills."
Dubăsari is the site of one of the oldest settlements in Moldova. Stone age artifacts have been found in the area, and there are several Scythian kurgans around the city.
Unlike other cities on the left bank of the Nistru (Dniester) River, Dubăsari, along with Grigoriopol, is a city with a Romanian population exceeding 50%, while Ukrainians and Russians represent large minorities.
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- Vasile Iovv, Moldovan communist politician, adjunct of the prime minister of the Republic of Moldova [1]
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