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# Baran

A settlement in Belarus; local name Барань.

## English name

**Baran** — Conventional Belarusian-based English form; the 2007 national geographical romanization is listed separately where it differs.

Other forms in use:

- **Barań** — Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012; dated system form, not a claim that domestic rules remained unchanged after 2023. Also the Polish spelling.
- **Baran’** — English spelling retaining the final Belarusian/Russian soft sign.
- **Baran'** — Plain-apostrophe typography of the soft-sign form.
- **Барань** — Original Belarusian spelling for matching local source titles and addresses cited in English.

## French name

**Baran** — Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage, without a separate French exonym.

Other forms in use:

- **Barań** — Polish and Belarusian Latin spelling useful in French historical references.
- **Baran'** — Soft-sign spelling explicitly quoted in the French reference entry.

## About

Baran is a town near Orsha in Vitebsk Region, eastern Belarus. Industrial development, including the manufacture of communications equipment, has shaped its modern history.

## Notes

The Belarusian 2007 geographical system is identified by date; no claim that it remains the unchanged domestic standard after 2023. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baran,\_Belarus ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baran\_(Biélorussie).

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q286964](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q286964) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/baran/?format=json)


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