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Balta
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a town in the Russian government of Podolia, between the Dniester and the Bug, 131 m. by rail N.N.W. of Odessa. It carries on a large trade in cattle, horses and grain, and has two annual fairs, held at Whitsuntide and in June.
A variety of industries, such as tallow-melting, soap-boiling, tile-making and brewing, are carried on. The Jews form a very considerable part of the population, which in 1867 numbered 14,528, and in 18 97, 2 3,393. Balta was in great part destroyed by the Russians in 1780.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Balta'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/balta.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Balta'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/balta.html. 1910.
