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# Lyepyel

A settlement in Belarus; local name Лепель.

## English name

**Lyepyel** — Belarusian-based English geographical spelling, rendering both palatalized vowel sequences; Lepel is the shorter established international alternative.

Other forms in use:

- **Lepel** — Russian-mediated and established international short spelling, also the lake’s ordinary English name.
- **Liepieĺ** — Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012.
- **Lepiel** — Belarusian-based spelling using ie for the palatalized vowel sequences.
- **Lepel’** — Russian-based form preserving the final soft sign.
- **Lepel'** — ASCII version of the Russian soft-sign form.

## French name

**Lepel** — French reference spelling Lepel is retained as a familiar international form, without the expanded English-style Lyepyel transcription.

Other forms in use:

- **Lepiel** — Belarusian-based French reference variant; also used in French sports references.
- **Liepieĺ** — Belarusian Latin spelling in specialist citations; see the English system note.
- **Lyepyel** — English-style Belarusian transcription retained in French international references.

## About

Lyepyel is a town in Vitebsk Region in northern Belarus beside Lake Lepel. It serves a lake-filled district close to the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q954132](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q954132) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/lyepyel/?format=json)


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