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# Pyetrykaw

A settlement in Belarus; local name Петрыкаў.

## English name

**Pyetrykaw** — Conventional Belarusian-based English form, using ye for е and w for ў; Petrikov is the Russian-based alternative.

Other forms in use:

- **Pietrykaŭ** — 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.
- **Petrikov** — Russian-based form used in English historical and geographical writing.
- **Petryków** — Historical Polish name quoted in English regional history and genealogical references.
- **Petrykaw** — French-language name, relevant when an English text quotes a French source title or historical reference; not the selected English main form.
- **Петрыкаў** — Original Belarusian spelling for matching local source titles and addresses cited in English.
- **Петриков** — Russian-script name recorded in local/reference sources, retained for matching quotations in English; not a preferred English spelling.
- **Petrykow** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Petryków for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Petrykaw** — French reference form with initial Pe- and final w; Petrikov is the Russian-derived French alternative.

Other forms in use:

- **Petrikov** — Russian form familiar in French historical and geographical references.
- **Petrykaŭ** — Belarusian Latin form explicitly quoted in French reference material.
- **Petryków** — Polish historical form explicitly given in French references.
- **Petrykow** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Petryków for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Pyetrykaw is a town on the Pripyat in Gomel Region, southern Belarus. Its river setting places it within the wetlands and forests of Polesia.

## 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/Pietrykaw ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrykaw.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q955717](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q955717) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/pyetrykaw/?format=json)


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