Enerhodar
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Енергодар.
English name
Enerhodar — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010 and recommended by the UN in 2012; also the BGN/PCGN system adopted in 2019. This spelling also coincides with BGN/PCGN 1965 and ALA-LC Ukrainian 2011.
Other forms in use:
- Energodar — Russian-based romanization, long used in English reporting on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station. ISO 9:1995 reversible transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- Енергодар — Original Ukrainian Cyrillic spelling, useful for matching local documents and quotations; not a Latin-script English form.
French name
Enerhodar — Ukrainian-based form used in French reference writing alongside Russian-based Energodar.
Other forms in use:
- Energodar — Russian-based spelling also used in French nuclear-safety reporting; Enerhodar keeps the Ukrainian h.
About
Enerhodar is a planned energy-industry city in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, beside the Dnipro. It grew as the residential base for the nearby thermal and nuclear power stations.
Notes
Description gives the city’s origin and location, not a claim about the power stations’ current operation or the present shoreline of the former Kakhovka reservoir.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q760617 · JSON
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