Балта, Yкраïна
Balta's Old Jewish Cemetery(source: Wikipedia)
Balta is located 121 km. (75 miles) north-northeast of Kishinev and
200 km. (124 miles) north of Odessa.
It is in southeast Podolia Gubernia, on the border with Kherson Gubernia.
Its map coordinates are 47° 56' north latitude and 29° 37' east longitude.
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The earliest known Jewish community dates to 1700.
1900 population: 13,235
1939 population: 9,116
Name Variants: Balta [Russian and Ukrainian]; Balte [Yiddish]; Bałta [Polish]
