Elamur LocationsInkerman
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Інкерман.
English name
Inkerman — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. The BGN/PCGN 1965 result is identical. The ALA-LC 2011 result is identical.
Other forms in use:
- Inkermann — Established English variant, especially for the Crimean War battle.
- İnkerman — Crimean Tatar Latin name.
- Bilokamiansk — Former Ukrainian Soviet name, used from 1976 to 1991.
- Belokamensk — Russian form of the former Soviet name, used from 1976 to 1991.
- Ìnkerman — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; a standard-derived retrieval form, not an established English exonym; medium confidence in textual occurrence.
- Інкерман — Original-script Ukrainian name, useful when English texts quote local addresses or source titles.
French name
Inkerman — Same form as in English; retained in the French reference entry checked.
Other forms in use:
- Inkermann — Established French historical spelling for the battle of 1854; distinguish battle-name usage from the current town name.
- İnkerman — Crimean Tatar local name for French regional searches; not a French transcription.
- Bilokamiansk — Former Ukrainian name for French historical searches, 1976–1991.
- Belokamensk — Russian form of the former name; useful in French accounts based on Soviet sources.
About
Inkerman is a town at the head of Sevastopol Bay in Crimea, near the mouth of the Chorna River. It is known for a cave monastery, limestone quarries and the nearby battlefield of the Crimean War.
Notes
UA follows internationally recognized sovereignty. The Soviet name was used from 1976 to 1991. Inkermann is especially frequent in French accounts of the Crimean War; the battle name is not proof of a separate current municipal spelling.
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