Elamur LocationsMyrnohrad
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Мирноград.
English name
Myrnohrad — 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:
- Dymytrov — Former official Ukrainian name, replaced by Myrnohrad in 2016 during decommunization.
- Dimitrov — Russian-based rendering of the former name, widespread in older English maps.
- Mirnograd — Russian-based transcription of the current name. 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.
- Мирноград — Original Ukrainian Cyrillic spelling, useful for matching local documents and quotations; not a Latin-script English form.
French name
Myrnohrad — Same current name as in English; retained here for French readers without claiming a separate established French exonym.
Other forms in use:
- Dymytrov — Former Ukrainian name in French references to the city before its 2016 renaming.
- Dimitrov — Russian-based form of the former name, used in older French references.
- Mirnograd — Russian-based transcription; French sources following Ukrainian spelling use Myrnohrad.
About
Myrnohrad is a coal-mining city in Donetsk Oblast, close to Pokrovsk. Its urban development centred on the mines and workers’ settlements of the western Donbas.
Notes
Renamed from Dymytrov in 2016. Russian-language administrative usage in occupied territory may retain the former name; no live control claim is made.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q45872 · JSON
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