Volnovakha

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Волноваха.

English name

Volnovakha — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, followed by BGN/PCGN since 2019; selected as the English main form.

Other forms in use:

• Волноваха — Cyrillic spelling shared by Ukrainian and Russian.
• Volnovaha — ISO 9:1995 transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling, supplied as a systematic bibliographic search form. This does not establish ordinary English usage.

French name

Volnovakha — Same as in English; editorial choice for French reference use. A place-specific official French recommendation has not been established.

About

Volnovakha is a city in Donetsk Oblast on the railway between Donetsk and Mariupol. It developed as a railway centre and suffered extensive destruction during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Notes

Ukrainian and Russian produce the same ordinary Latin spelling here. Avoid inventing a distinct Russian-based alternative solely to fill the list. Romanization references: https://mfa.gov.ua/en/correctua ; https://arhiiv.eki.ee/wgrs/v3_0/rom2_uk.htm ; https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/ukrainia.pdf .

Identifiers: Wikidata Q3562943 · JSON

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