Elamur LocationsOrhei
A settlement in Moldova.
English name
Orhei — Current Romanian-language local name, retained in English in its native Latin spelling.
Other forms in use:
- Orgeyev — Russian-based English name in older maps and histories.
- Orgeev — Alternative Russian-based English spelling.
- Orheiu — Older Romanian spelling.
- Оргеев — Russian original-script name.
French name
Orhei — Same as in English; retain the native Latin spelling in French. No separate established French exonym is selected.
Other forms in use:
- Orgueïev — Russian-mediated French geographical name.
- Orgueev — Plain-letter version of the Russian-mediated French form.
- Orheiu — Older Romanian form in historical sources.
About
Orhei is a town on the Răut in central Moldova. The nearby Orheiul Vechi archaeological and cave-monastery landscape lies outside the modern town.
Notes
Do not identify modern Orhei with Orheiul Vechi, a separate historic landscape near Trebujeni. Input label 'Оргіїв' is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q423258 · JSON
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