Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in the context of "Silistra Eyalet"

Dniester Estuary, or Dniester Liman (Ukrainian: Дністровський лиман; Romanian: Limanul Nistrului) is a liman, formed at the point where the river Dniester flows into the Black Sea. It is located in Ukraine, in Odesa Oblast, and connects Budjak to the Ukrainian mainland. The city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi lies on its western shore and Ovidiopol on its eastern shore. Shabo, situated downstream of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, is known for its wine. The estuary hosts the Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky Seaport.

The area of the liman varies between 360 and 408 km, it is 42.5 km long and has maximum width of 12 km. The average depth is 1.8 m, the maximum depth 2.7 m.

The Eyalet of Silistra or Silistria (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت سیلیستره, romanized: Eyālet-i Silistre), later known as Özü Eyalet (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت اوزی, romanized: Eyālet-i Özi, lit. 'Province of Ochakiv') was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire along the Black Sea littoral and south bank of the Danube River in southeastern Europe. The fortress of Akkerman was under the eyalet's jurisdiction. Its reported area in the 19th century was 71,140 square kilometres (27,469 sq mi).

Ovidiopol (Ukrainian: Ові́діополь; Russian: Овидиополь; Turkish: Hacıdere) is a coastal rural settlement in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the eastern bank of Dniester Estuary directly across Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi and 40 km (25 mi) west of Odesa. Ovidiopol hosts the administration of Ovidiopol settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 11,407 (2022 estimate).

Shabo (Ukrainian: Шабо; Romanian: Șaba-Târg or Șaba) is a village of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, situated at the Dniester Liman, some 7 km downstream of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi. It hosts the administration of Shabo rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

The Seaport Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (Ukrainian: Морський порт "Білгород-Дністровський") is a seaport in the city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine. It is located on the north-western shore of Black Sea at Dniester Estuary, to the south-west from Odesa.

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Seaport is mainly a freight seaport. The port covers some 64.5 thousands hectares. Port also has a special port "Buhaz" with a single pier. The Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Seaport has an area of 14,700 m (158,000 sq ft) for covered storage and 192,180 m (2,068,600 sq ft) for open storage. The total length of a pier complex is 1,225.9 m (4,022 ft). Upon the entrance to the Dniester estuary a local bridge allows 28 m (92 ft) of clearance for the incoming ships.

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Білгород-Дністровський район; Romanian: Raionul Cetatea Albă) is a raion (district) in Odesa Oblast of Ukraine. It is part of the historical region of Bessarabia. Its administrative center is the town of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi. Population: 196,618 (2022 estimate).

On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Odesa Oblast was reduced to seven, and the area of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion was significantly expanded. Two abolished raions, Sarata and Tatarbunary Raions, as well as Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Municipality and part of Ovidiopol Raion, were merged into Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 59,349 (2020 est.).