287:. Before 1940 the term used to mean Jijia Plain plus Middle Prut Valley plus Bălți steppe, because the three regions have an identical relief and natural vegetation. To make the things even more complicated, in Moldova sometimes Bălți steppe and Middle Prut Valley are lumped together into one term, Bălți steppe. Together, they cover the municipality of
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Moldavia/Bălți steppe always attracted nomads. Fleeing their devastating incursions, inhabitants of Moldavia/Bălți steppe left the brooded places and hid in forests. French knight
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The waters of the Bălți steppe fall into the Răut river, while those of the Middle Prut Valley fall into the Prut river.
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