IZMAIL

city, Odessa oblast (province), southern Ukraine. It lies on the north bank of the main Danube distributary some 50 miles (80 km) from the Black Sea. The Turkish fortress established there in the 16th century was stormed by the Russians in 1790. Between World Wars I and II, Izmail, with the rest of Bessarabia, was included in Romania. It is now an important river port and transshipment point, with light industries. Pop. (1991 est.) 95,100.