Cahul

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Cahul (1944-1989 Cyrillic Кахул ), Russian Kagul ( Кагул ) is a city in Moldova and is located in the same Cahul Raion. In January 2003 it had about 41,100 inhabitants.

The city is a resort town with a famous source of sulfur. The local economy is dominated by the wine trade and the food industry. In addition, Cahul is a university town.

On July 16, 1770 near the city of the Battle of Kagul, in the 17,000 Russians defeated 150,000 Turks occurred.