Elamur LocationsMasty
A settlement in Belarus; local name Масты.
English name
Masty — Belarusian-based English form used in English geographical reference material; Russian-based names remain alternative search forms. ISO 9:1995 gives the same string. The Belarusian national system of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012, gives the same string; domestic rules changed in 2023.
Other forms in use:
- Mosty — Russian and Polish name used in English regional history and older geography.
- Most — Yiddish-derived form recorded in English Jewish cemetery and community indexes.
- Масты — Belarusian original-script name, useful in English quotations of local sources.
French name
Masty — Same form as in English; retained in the French reference entry checked.
Other forms in use:
- Mosty — Russian and Polish form explicitly given alongside Masty in the French reference entry.
About
Masty is a town on the Neman River in the Hrodna region of western Belarus. It serves as a district centre and a railway junction.
Notes
The input uses Ukrainian Мости. Local Belarusian Масты gives Masty; Russian and Polish give Mosty.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q958685 · JSON
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