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# Ashmyany

A settlement in Belarus; local name Ашмяны.

## English name

**Ashmyany** — Belarusian-based English geographical spelling, preferred here to the Russian-mediated form.

Other forms in use:

- **Ašmiany** — Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012.
- **Ashmiany** — Belarusian-based English variant using ia rather than ya.
- **Oshmyany** — Russian-based name used in English maps and histories.
- **Oszmiana** — Polish historical name used in English histories and Jewish genealogy.
- **Asmena** — Diacritic-free form of Lithuanian Ašmena; not the present Belarusian spelling.
- **Ašmena** — Lithuanian name used in English discussions of the historical Grand Duchy.
- **Oshmiany** — Variant English romanization in historical references.

## French name

**Achmiany** — French reference spelling, adapted to French transcription conventions; usage is not uniform across publishers.

Other forms in use:

- **Ochmiany** — French Russian-mediated form used alongside Belarusian-based Achmiany.
- **Oszmiana** — Polish historical name relevant to French studies of the interwar region.
- **Ašmena** — Lithuanian form quoted in French historical or linguistic contexts.
- **Ašmiany** — Belarusian Latin form in specialist citations; see the English system note.

## About

Ashmyany is a town in Grodno Region in northwestern Belarus on the Ashmyanka River. Its churches and synagogue reflect the varied communities of this former Grand Duchy of Lithuania market town.

## Notes

Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local\_name gives the native spelling.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q722836](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q722836) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/ashmyany/?format=json)


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