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# Beshankovichy

A settlement in Belarus; local name Бешанковічы.

## English name

**Beshankovichy** — Belarusian-based English reference spelling; Russian-based forms and dated national-system spellings are distinguished below.

Other forms in use:

- **Beshenkovichi** — Russian-based English name from Бешенковичи.
- **Biešankovičy** — Belarusian national geographical romanization (2007), recommended by the UN in 2012; dated system form, not a claim that Belarus retained these domestic rules after 2023.
- **Bieszenkowicze** — Polish historical name quoted in English regional or genealogical references.
- **Bechankovitchy** — French reference spelling for matching French titles cited in English; not a claimed common English exonym.
- **Бешанковічы** — Original Belarusian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English.

## French name

**Bechankovitchy** — French heading uses ch for ш and tch for ч; Belarusian Latin Biešankovičy is also explicitly quoted.

Other forms in use:

- **Biešankovičy** — Belarusian Latin name explicitly quoted in French reference prose.
- **Bieszenkowicze** — Polish historical name explicitly quoted in the French locality reference.
- **Beshankovichy** — English international spelling for matching sources quoted in French; independent French prose frequency is unverified.
- **Biesankovicy** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Biešankovičy for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Beshankovichy is a settlement on the Western Dvina River in the Vitebsk Region of Belarus. Its river location helped it develop as a trading centre.

## Notes

Belarusian 2007/UN 2012 labels are dated; domestic rules changed in 2023. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beshankovichy ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechankovitchy.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q1033593](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1033593) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/beshankovichy/?format=json)


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