Vadul lui Vodă is a town in the Chișinău municipality,

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistr ...

. It is an eastern suburb of the capital of the country, and is well known as a resort. The town is situated 23 km east of Chișinău on the right (western) bank of the

Dniester The Dniester, ; rus, Дне́стр, links=1, Dnéstr, ˈdⁿʲestr; ro, Nistru; grc, Τύρᾱς, Tyrās, ; la, Tyrās, la, Danaster, label=none, ) ( ,) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and th ...

river. During the Soviet era, several million tons of sand were brought in to create a wide artificial beach. Today it retains a small, mostly local, tourist trade. Close to the town lies an airfield, popular for parachute jumping and general aviation. The town day is celebrated on November 8.

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Cities and towns in Chișinău Municipality Cities and towns in Moldova Populated places on the Dniester {{Chișinău-geo-stub