• It relates, referring to the Ottoman conquests of 1538, that the Turkish sultan Süleyman "took possession of the Moldavian fortress Tighina."[1].
  • The Tighina Fortress, also known as Bender Fortress, is a historic fortress located here in the city of Bender, Transnistria.
  • Dimitrie Cantemir considered Tighina fortress, before passing into the hands of the Ottomans, as "the most fortified fortress of the whole country".
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  • The Tighina Fortress is a 15th-century fortress on the right bank of the Dniester River in Bender, Moldova, built from earth and wood during the reign of Prince...
  • We pass the monument of an armoured vehicle, with flags, ignore the signs that the road is closed, and walk straight to the entrance of Tighina Fortress.
  • One of the most powerful elements of the grand defensive system of medieval Moldova is the Tighina Fortress.
  • The Tighina Fortress is a 15th-century fortress on the right bank of the Dniester River in Bender, Moldova, built from earth and wood during the reign of Prince...
  • Moldova Fortresses: Cetatea Tighina. Situated on the steep bank of the Dniester, surrounded by a deep fosse of defense, there stands Tigina fortress...
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