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# Alshany

A settlement in Belarus; local name Альшаны.

## English name

**Alshany** — Belarusian-based Latin form selected for English readers; the English reference heading Olshany is Russian-based. Independent English prose frequency of Alshany is limited.

Other forms in use:

- **Olshany** — Russian-based English reference form, also the English article heading.
- **Aĺšany** — Belarusian geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012; dated system form, not a claim that domestic rules remained unchanged after 2023.
- **Alšany** — Traditional Belarusian Latin spelling; unlike the national 2007 form, it writes soft л as l without an acute.
- **Olszany** — Polish historical name for the Stolin-area settlement; source matching rather than a claimed common English exonym.
- **Альшаны** — Original Belarusian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English.

## French name

**Alshany** — Same Belarusian-based international form as in English; an editorial choice for French readers because no independently established French main was verified.

Other forms in use:

- **Olshany** — Russian-based international spelling retained for French source matching; independent French preference not established.
- **Aĺšany** — Belarusian national 2007 system form retained for French map citations; French prose usage unverified.
- **Alšany** — Traditional Belarusian Latin form for French bibliographical matching; French prose usage unverified.
- **Alsany** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Alšany for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Alshany is a large agrotown in the Stolin district of southern Belarus. It lies in the lowland countryside of Polissia and serves as the centre of a rural council.

## Notes

This is the agrotown in Stolin District, coordinates matching Q13650438. English reference heading Olshany is Russian-based; the selected main Alshany follows Belarusian. Aĺšany is national 2007, Alšany traditional Latin. No independently established French preference verified. Belarusian 2007/UN 2012 system labels are dated; Belarus changed its domestic rules in 2023. Independent French reference attestation is limited. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alshany ; https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Альшаны.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q13650438](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13650438) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/alshany/?format=json)


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