Elamur LocationsNova Kakhovka
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Нова Каховка.
English name
Nova Kakhovka — 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:
- Novaya Kakhovka — Russian-based form commonly used in English reporting and older maps.
- Nova Kahovka — Simplified Latin transcription without kh; not the national 2010 spelling. 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.
- Нова Каховка — Original Ukrainian Cyrillic spelling, useful for matching local documents and quotations; not a Latin-script English form.
French name
Nova Kakhovka — Same Ukrainian-based form as in English; French reporting also uses Russian-based Novaïa Kakhovka.
Other forms in use:
- Novaïa Kakhovka — Russian-based French form with ï separating the vowels in Novaïa.
- Novaya Kakhovka — English-style Russian transcription also encountered in French reporting.
About
Nova Kakhovka is a planned city in Kherson Oblast on the lower Dnipro. It was built around the Kakhovka hydroelectric project, whose dam was destroyed in 2023.
Notes
Distinct from nearby Kakhovka. Do not describe the former reservoir or hydroelectric station as intact or operating.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q987491 · JSON
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