Elamur LocationsHorki
A settlement in Belarus; local name Горкі.
English name
Horki — Established English Belarusian-based form; identical in BGN/PCGN 1979 and the Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, which was superseded domestically in 2023.
Other forms in use:
- Gorki — Russian-based English form, widely used in older references.
- Gorky — Older English rendering of the Russian name; ambiguous with other places.
- Горки — Russian original-script name.
French name
Horki — Same spelling as in English; Belarusian-based French geographical usage, alongside Russian-based Gorki.
Other forms in use:
- Gorki — Russian-based name used in French geographical references.
- Gorky — Older French rendering of the Russian form.
About
Horki is a town in Mogilev Region in eastern Belarus. It is particularly associated with the Belarusian State Agricultural Academy and agricultural education.
Notes
The name is not a reference to the writer Maxim Gorky; distinguish the many other places called Gorki. Input label 'Горки' is Ukrainian or an indirect spelling; local_name is restored to the native-language form.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q954812 · JSON
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