Elamur: [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [Parse](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/parse/) · [Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [Translate](https://md.translate.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [MCP](https://mcp.elamur.ai/) · [Groupants](https://md.groupants.elamur.ai/free/en/) · **Locations** This page as HTML: # Shklow A settlement in Belarus; local name Шклоў. ## English name **Shklow** — Belarusian-based English geographical spelling, preferred here to the Russian-mediated form. Other forms in use: - **Škloŭ** — Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012. - **Shklov** — Russian-based name common in English historical accounts. - **Szkłów** — Polish historical name used in accounts of the Commonwealth. - **Szklow** — Unaccented historical Polish spelling. - **Шклоў** — Belarusian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym. ## French name **Chklow** — French Belarusian-based reference spelling, Chklow; Russian-mediated Chklov is also retained below. Other forms in use: - **Chklov** — Russian-mediated French historical name. - **Szkłów** — Polish historical spelling retained in French histories of the Commonwealth. - **Škloŭ** — Belarusian Latin form quoted in French reference tables. ## About Shklow is a town in Mahilyow Region on the Dnieper River. Its surviving town hall and former trading arcades recall its history as a river and market centre. ## Notes Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local\_name gives the native spelling. The dated 2007/UN 2012 geographical system is distinguished from Belarus’s replacement domestic rules of 2023. Identifiers: [Wikidata Q730175](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q730175) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/shklow/?format=json) Names and descriptions are written by the Elamur team; the site is open under the Elamur Cosmic License.