Elamur LocationsAshmyany
A settlement in Belarus; local name Ашмяны.
English name
Ashmyany — Belarusian-based English geographical spelling, preferred here to the Russian-mediated form.
Other forms in use:
- Ašmiany — Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012.
- Ashmiany — Belarusian-based English variant using ia rather than ya.
- Oshmyany — Russian-based name used in English maps and histories.
- Oszmiana — Polish historical name used in English histories and Jewish genealogy.
- Asmena — Diacritic-free form of Lithuanian Ašmena; not the present Belarusian spelling.
- Ašmena — Lithuanian name used in English discussions of the historical Grand Duchy.
- Oshmiany — Variant English romanization in historical references.
French name
Achmiany — French reference spelling, adapted to French transcription conventions; usage is not uniform across publishers.
Other forms in use:
- Ochmiany — French Russian-mediated form used alongside Belarusian-based Achmiany.
- Oszmiana — Polish historical name relevant to French studies of the interwar region.
- Ašmena — Lithuanian form quoted in French historical or linguistic contexts.
- Ašmiany — Belarusian Latin form in specialist citations; see the English system note.
About
Ashmyany is a town in Grodno Region in northwestern Belarus on the Ashmyanka River. Its churches and synagogue reflect the varied communities of this former Grand Duchy of Lithuania market town.
Notes
Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q722836 · JSON
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