Elamur LocationsBolhrad
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Болград.
English name
Bolhrad — 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:
- Bolgrad — Russian- and Bulgarian-based form widely used in English Bessarabian history. ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; standard-derived retrieval form, with medium confidence in textual use.
- Bolgrad (Bessarabia) — Historical English geographical disambiguation.
- Болград — Ukrainian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym.
French name
Bolhrad — Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.
Other forms in use:
- Bolgrad — Traditional Russian- and Bulgarian-mediated name in French accounts of Bessarabia.
About
Bolhrad is a town in southern Odesa Oblast near Lake Yalpuh. It is an important centre of the Bulgarian community in Bessarabia and is known for its historic Bulgarian school.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q890122 · JSON
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