Ghidighici Reservoir
The Ghidighici Reservoir, also known as the Chișinău Sea, is a reservoir on the Bîc River in Moldova, 12 km from the capital, Chișinău. The reservoir was built between 1962 and 1963, during the Soviet period of Moldova, for purposes of flood control and to provide water for irrigation.Photo: Zserghei, Public domain.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Moldova
- Also known as: “Gidigichskoye Vodokhranilishche”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monument in memory of those killed in between 1941-1945.
Monument in memory of those killed in between 1941-1945
Memorial
Photo: Criss90kf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monument in memory of those killed in between 1941-1945 is a memorial, which is situated 4 km south of Ghidighici Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sireți and Cojușna.
Sireți
Village
Photo: Анатолий Зубанюк, CC BY 3.0.
Sireți is a village in Strășeni District, Moldova. Sireți has a population of 5833 people. It is near lake Ghidighici, the largest man-made lake in Moldova. Sireți is situated 3 km north of Ghidighici Reservoir.
Cojușna
Village
Photo: Pavelmunteanu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cojușna is a village in Strășeni District, Moldova. Cojușna is situated 3½ km west of Ghidighici Reservoir.
Vatra
Town
Vatra is a town in Chișinău municipality, Moldova, located about 6 km north‑west of the capital and covering roughly 8 km². It gained city status in the early 1990s. Vatra is situated 3½ km southeast of Ghidighici Reservoir.
Ghidighici Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Chișinău Municipality, Moldova, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Ghidighici Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lacul Ghidighici”
- French: “Lac Sireţi-Ghidighici”
- French: “lac Sireți-Ghidighici”
- French: “Lac Sireți-Ghidighici”
- French: “Lac Siretsi-Guidiguitch”
- Italian: “lago Sireți-Ghidighici”
- Lithuanian: “Gidigičio tvenkinys”
- Lithuanian: “Kišiniovo marios”
- Romanian: “Lacul de acumulare Ghidighici”
- Romanian: “Lacul Sireţi-Ghidighici”
- Russian: “Гидигичское водохранилище”
- Russian: “Гидигичское Водохранилище”
- Ukrainian: “Гідігіцьке водосховище”
- “Lacul de acumulare Ghidighici”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ghidighici and Străşeni railway station.
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