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# Rahachow

A settlement in Belarus; local name Рагачоў.

## English name

**Rahachow** — Established English Belarusian-based form following BGN/PCGN 1979 conventions; final w renders Belarusian ў.

Other forms in use:

- **Rahačoŭ** — Belarusian national geographical romanization as revised in 2007 and approved by the UN in 2012; historical standard, superseded domestically in 2023.
- **Rahačaŭ** — Traditional Belarusian Łacinka spelling, used in Belarusian cultural and historical references.
- **Rogachev** — Russian-based English name, well established in historical writing.
- **Rogachyov** — Romanization of Russian Рогачёв making ё explicit.
- **Rogachov** — Simplified Russian-based English variant.
- **Rohaczów** — Historical Polish name used in English histories and family records.
- **Рогачёв** — Russian original-script name.

## French name

**Rahatchow** — French Belarusian-based geographical form using tch for ч; distinct from Russian-based Rogatchev in older French references.

Other forms in use:

- **Rogatchev** — Russian-based French geographical form.
- **Rogatchiov** — French rendering that makes Russian ё explicit.
- **Rahachow** — International English-oriented spelling found in French map references.
- **Rohaczów** — Polish historical form encountered in French accounts of the former Polish territories; not a modern French transcription.

## About

Rahachow is a town in Gomel Region in Belarus, where the Drut meets the Dnieper. Its long history connects medieval river trade with later manufacturing.

## Notes

Belarusian and Russian are both official languages. The 2007 national romanization must not be described as the current domestic standard after the 2023 change. French spelling checked at https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahatchow . Input label 'Рогачов' is Ukrainian or an indirect spelling; local\_name is restored to the native-language form.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q955468](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q955468) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/rahachow/?format=json)


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