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# Klichaw

A settlement in Belarus; local name Клічаў.

## English name

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

Other forms in use:

- **Klichev** — Russian-based English name from Кличев.
- **Kličaŭ** — 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.
- **Kliczew** — Polish historical name quoted in English regional or genealogical references.
- **Klitchaw** — French reference spelling for matching French titles cited in English; not a claimed common English exonym.
- **Клічаў** — Original Belarusian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English.

## French name

**Klitchaw** — French reference heading uses tch for ч; the Russian-based Klitchev is separately recorded.

Other forms in use:

- **Klitchev** — Russian-based alternative explicitly given in the French locality reference; retained for older French-source matching.
- **Kličaŭ** — Belarusian Latin spelling explicitly quoted by the French reference.
- **Klichaw** — English international spelling for matching sources quoted in French; independent French prose frequency is unverified.
- **Klicau** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Kličaŭ for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Klichaw is a town in the Mogilev Region of eastern Belarus. It lies on the Olsa River in a district associated with forests and wartime partisan activity.

## Notes

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

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q955153](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q955153) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/klichaw/?format=json)


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