Akkerman Region

Akkerman Region — a former administrative region of the Ukrainian SSR that existed in southern Bessarabia (now Odesa Region) in 1940—1954. The center of the region was Akkerman, whose modern name is Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky. The region was formed after the annexation of southern Bessarabia to the USSR and was later reorganized into the Izmail Region. This tag combines materials about the history of this region and its role in the development of Budjak.