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Kiliya

Also known as Chilia

Kiliya, Chilia in Romanian, is a town on the Chilia branch of the Danube delta in Ukraine. A medieval trade port contested by Hungary, Wallachia and Moldavia, it was taken by Stephen the Great in 1465 and by the Ottomans in 1484, cutting Moldavia off from the sea.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kiliya. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kiliya
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