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# Mikashevichy

A settlement in Belarus; local name Мікашэвічы.

## English name

**Mikashevichy** — Conventional Belarusian-based English form; the national geographical spelling with carons is also listed.

Other forms in use:

- **Mikashevichi** — Russian-based spelling, from Микашевичи.
- **Mikaševičy** — Belarusian national geographical system (2007; UN recommendation 2012).
- **Mikaszewicze** — Polish historical name used in English historical and genealogical references to this place.
- **Mikachevitchy** — French-language form, useful when an English text quotes a French map, report or source title; not the English main name.
- **Мікашэвічы** — Original Belarusian spelling, retained for matching local sources cited in English.

## French name

**Mikachevitchy** — Attested French reference spelling; ch and tch render ш and ч.

Other forms in use:

- **Mikashevichy** — International form for matching French source titles; Mikachevitchy is the adapted French reference form.
- **Mikachevitchi** — French Russian-based transcription; the final i reflects Russian rather than Belarusian.
- **Mikaszewicze** — Polish historical form relevant to French references about the interwar town.

## About

Mikashevichy is a town in Brest Region in southern Belarus. It is especially associated with the large granite quarry and crushed-stone industry on the edge of Polesia.

## Notes

Belarusian 2007 geographical forms are dated historical standards; no implementation of the replacement domestic instruction of 2023 is claimed.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q956464](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q956464) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/mikashevichy/?format=json)


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