Elamur LocationsKhoiniki
A settlement in Belarus; local name Хойнікі.
English name
Khoiniki — Belarusian-based English form used in English geographical reference material; Russian-based names remain alternative search forms.
Other forms in use:
- Khoyniki — Russian-based English spelling of Хойники.
- Chojniki — Belarusian national romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012; also a Polish spelling.
- Hojnìkì — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Belarusian name; standard-derived bibliographic retrieval form, with medium confidence in textual occurrence.
- Хойнікі — Belarusian original-script name, useful in English quotations of local sources.
French name
Khoïniki — French reference spelling, using ï in the first syllable. Attested in the French-language entry checked for this place.
Other forms in use:
- Khoyniki — Russian-based international spelling; French uses ï in Khoïniki.
- Chojniki — Belarusian Latin and Polish spelling explicitly given in the French reference entry.
About
Khoiniki is a district town in the Homiel region of southeastern Belarus. It is a base for the Polesia State Radioecological Reserve, which covers land affected by the Chornobyl disaster.
Notes
Khoiniki is the established English rendering chosen here; Khoyniki is Russian-based. Chojniki is both the Belarusian 2007 national/UN 2012 spelling and a Polish spelling; Belarusian domestic romanization rules changed in 2023.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q955588 · JSON
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