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# Navapolatsk

A settlement in Belarus; local name Наваполацк.

## English name

**Navapolatsk** — Established English spelling of the current city name; Belarusian and Russian source forms are distinguished in the alternatives.

Other forms in use:

- **Navapolack** — Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012. This historical standard is distinguished from the replacement domestic instruction of 2023.
- **Novopolotsk** — Russian-based spelling, found in older international references and Russian-language source citations; retained as a recognition form.
- **Наваполацк** — Local name in its original Cyrillic script, useful for identifying quotations, signs and local sources.
- **Новополоцк** — Russian-language source name in its original Cyrillic script, supplied to recognise quotations and multilingual records; not an English or French spelling.

## French name

**Navapolatsk** — Graphie française du nom actuel de la ville ; les formes issues du biélorusse et du russe sont distinguées dans les variantes.

Other forms in use:

- **Navapolack** — Romanisation géographique nationale biélorusse de 2007, recommandée par l’ONU en 2012 ; cette norme est distinguée de l’instruction nationale qui l’a remplacée en 2023.
- **Novopolotsk** — Graphie issue du russe, présente dans les anciennes références internationales et les citations de sources russophones ; forme conservée pour l’identification.
- **Наваполацк** — Nom local en alphabet cyrillique, utile pour identifier les citations, les panneaux et les sources locales.
- **Новополоцк** — Nom russe dans son alphabet cyrillique, fourni pour reconnaître les citations et les documents multilingues ; ce n’est pas une graphie anglaise ou française.

## About

Navapolatsk is an industrial city beside the Western Dvina in northern Belarus, close to Polatsk. It grew around oil refining and petrochemical production.

## Notes

Navapolatsk is the selected Belarusian-based international form; Novopolotsk reflects Russian. Do not conflate this modern city with neighbouring Polatsk. Formal table-derived aliases are labelled separately from attested prose spellings. Coverage of romanization systems and historical aliases is not exhaustive.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q750424](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q750424) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/navapolatsk/?format=json)


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