Elamur LocationsBaran
A settlement in Belarus; local name Барань.
English name
Baran — Conventional Belarusian-based English form; the 2007 national geographical romanization is listed separately where it differs.
Other forms in use:
- Barań — Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012; dated system form, not a claim that domestic rules remained unchanged after 2023. Also the Polish spelling.
- Baran’ — English spelling retaining the final Belarusian/Russian soft sign.
- Baran' — Plain-apostrophe typography of the soft-sign form.
- Барань — Original Belarusian spelling for matching local source titles and addresses cited in English.
French name
Baran — Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage, without a separate French exonym.
Other forms in use:
- Barań — Polish and Belarusian Latin spelling useful in French historical references.
- Baran' — Soft-sign spelling explicitly quoted in the French reference entry.
About
Baran is a town near Orsha in Vitebsk Region, eastern Belarus. Industrial development, including the manufacture of communications equipment, has shaped its modern history.
Notes
The Belarusian 2007 geographical system is identified by date; no claim that it remains the unchanged domestic standard after 2023. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baran,_Belarus ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baran_(Biélorussie).
Identifiers: Wikidata Q286964 · JSON
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