Rîşcani

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Rîşcani (Moldovan Cyrillic: Рышкань; Russian: Рышканы) is a city in Moldova, the capital of the Rîşcani raion. It is located along the Copăceanca river, about 22 kilometres from the station in Drochia.

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In the USSR era, Rîşcani was home to a number of factories, a state agrotechnic school, and tobacco farms. In 1973, the population was 12,000.

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