Haradok

A settlement in Belarus; local name Гарадок.

English name

Haradok — Belarusian-based English form, preserving the Belarusian vowels rather than Russian Gorodok.

Other forms in use:

Gorodok — Russian-based English form from Городок; distinguish from numerous namesakes.
Garadok — Alternative English spelling with g, reflecting another transliteration convention.
Horodek — Polish historical name used in English historical and genealogical references to this place.
Гарадок — Original Belarusian spelling, retained for matching local sources cited in English.

Haradok — Same form as in English; retained in the French reference entry, without a separate French exonym.

Other forms in use:

Gorodok — Russian-based name given in French reference material; distinguish from Ukrainian namesakes.

Haradok is a town north of Vitebsk in northeastern Belarus. It is a district centre in a landscape of lakes, woods and small rivers.

Belarusian 2007 geographical forms are dated historical standards; no implementation of the replacement domestic instruction of 2023 is claimed.