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# Kapyl

A settlement in Belarus; local name Капыль.

## English name

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

Other forms in use:

- **Kopyl** — Russian-based form used in English geographical and historical references.
- **Kapyĺ** — 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.
- **Kopyl’** — Russian-based form retaining the final soft sign.
- **Kopyl'** — Plain-apostrophe typography of Kopyl’.
- **Капыль** — Original Belarusian spelling for matching local source titles and addresses cited in English.
- **Копыль** — Russian-script name recorded in local/reference sources, retained for matching quotations in English; not a preferred English spelling.

## French name

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

Other forms in use:

- **Kopyl** — Russian-derived spelling explicitly given alongside Kapyl in French reference material.
- **Kapyl'** — Soft-sign spelling quoted as a Belarusian Latin form in the French reference entry.

## About

Kapyl is a town southwest of Minsk in central Belarus. It is associated with the Belarusian writer Tsishka Hartny and preserves a local history museum.

## 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/Kapyl ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapyl.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q200950](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q200950) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/kapyl/?format=json)


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