Albota de Jos is a commune in

Taraclia District Taraclia (, ) is a district () in the south of Moldova, with the administrative center at Taraclia. As of 1 January 2012, its population was 44,100, 65.6% of whom were ethnic Bulgarians. The district covers an area of and has the lowest popula ...

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. It is composed of three villages: Albota de Jos, Hagichioi and Hîrtop.''Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova'' (CUATM)
The commune is located from the district seat,

Taraclia Taraclia (, russian: Тараклия, bg, Тараклия) is a city located in the south of Moldova. It is the capital of Taraclia District, bordered by the autonomous region of Gagauzia, by the Cahul District and the Odessa Oblast of Ukrai ...

, and from

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. During the

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, the commune was the seat of Plasa Mihai Viteazul, in

Cahul County Cahul County was a county of Bessarabia. In the Middle Ages, its territory belonged to the Fălciu County, but after the annexation of Bessarabia by the Russian Empire in 1812 it became a county by itself. History Two smaller, Codru County and ...

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Communes of Taraclia District Cahul County (Romania) {{Taraclia-geo-stub