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# Horki

A settlement in Belarus; local name Горкі.

## English name

**Horki** — Established English Belarusian-based form; identical in BGN/PCGN 1979 and the Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, which was superseded domestically in 2023.

Other forms in use:

- **Gorki** — Russian-based English form, widely used in older references.
- **Gorky** — Older English rendering of the Russian name; ambiguous with other places.
- **Горки** — Russian original-script name.

## French name

**Horki** — Same spelling as in English; Belarusian-based French geographical usage, alongside Russian-based Gorki.

Other forms in use:

- **Gorki** — Russian-based name used in French geographical references.
- **Gorky** — Older French rendering of the Russian form.

## About

Horki is a town in Mogilev Region in eastern Belarus. It is particularly associated with the Belarusian State Agricultural Academy and agricultural education.

## Notes

The name is not a reference to the writer Maxim Gorky; distinguish the many other places called Gorki. Input label 'Горки' is Ukrainian or an indirect spelling; local\_name is restored to the native-language form.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q954812](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q954812) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/horki/?format=json)


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