Elamur LocationsSmarhon
A settlement in Belarus; local name Смаргонь.
English name
Smarhon — Established Belarusian-based English spelling, usually without a final soft-sign mark.
Other forms in use:
- Smarhoń — Belarusian national 2007 geographical romanization, recommended by the UN in 2012; dated system, not unchanged domestic policy after 2023.
- Smarhon’ — BGN/PCGN 1979-style form retaining a final soft-sign marker; the usual English form often omits the marker.
- Smorgon — Established Russian-based historical form, common in English military and Jewish historical sources.
- Smorgon’ — Russian-based form with a final soft-sign marker.
- Smorgonie — Polish historical name used in English works referring to Polish sources.
- Смаргонь — Belarusian Cyrillic spelling.
- Сморгонь — Russian Cyrillic spelling.
French name
Smarhon — Same as in English; attested French geographical form alongside historical Smorgon.
Other forms in use:
- Smarhoń — Belarusian Latin form also reproduced in French geographical tables; same dated system as in English.
- Smorgon — Traditional Russian-based form in French military and historical writing.
- Smorgonie — Polish historical name retained in French references to Polish sources.
About
Smarhon is a town in Grodno Region in northwestern Belarus. It is remembered for a historical school of trained bears and for severe destruction during the First World War.
Notes
The final soft sign is represented differently by different systems; Smarhon and Smarhoń do not signify different towns.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q958617 · JSON
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