Elamur LocationsBakhmach
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Бахмач.
English name
Bakhmach — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010; the same system was adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. BGN/PCGN 1965 gives the same string. ALA-LC (2011) gives the same string.
Other forms in use:
- Bachmach — Older scholarly and Central European spelling used in English historical accounts.
- Bakhmatsch — German historical transcription, relevant to English military-history bibliographies.
- Bahmač — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; a technical search form, not an independently attested English exonym.
French name
Bakhmatch — French reference spelling, adapted to French transcription conventions; usage is not uniform across publishers.
Other forms in use:
- Bachmatch — Older French rendering with ch for the velar sound and tch for ч; historical retrieval form.
- Bakhmach — International spelling used in French references that retain Ukrainian romanization.
About
Bakhmach is a town in Chernihiv Oblast in northern Ukraine. It developed around a major railway junction, which also gave it strategic importance during twentieth-century conflicts.
Notes
The modern railway town is distinct from the nearby village of Bakhmach.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q149144 · JSON
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