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# Smarhon

A settlement in Belarus; local name Смаргонь.

## English name

**Smarhon** — Established Belarusian-based English spelling, usually without a final soft-sign mark.

Other forms in use:

- **Smarhoń** — Belarusian national 2007 geographical romanization, recommended by the UN in 2012; dated system, not unchanged domestic policy after 2023.
- **Smarhon’** — BGN/PCGN 1979-style form retaining a final soft-sign marker; the usual English form often omits the marker.
- **Smorgon** — Established Russian-based historical form, common in English military and Jewish historical sources.
- **Smorgon’** — Russian-based form with a final soft-sign marker.
- **Smorgonie** — Polish historical name used in English works referring to Polish sources.
- **Смаргонь** — Belarusian Cyrillic spelling.
- **Сморгонь** — Russian Cyrillic spelling.

## French name

**Smarhon** — Same as in English; attested French geographical form alongside historical Smorgon.

Other forms in use:

- **Smarhoń** — Belarusian Latin form also reproduced in French geographical tables; same dated system as in English.
- **Smorgon** — Traditional Russian-based form in French military and historical writing.
- **Smorgonie** — Polish historical name retained in French references to Polish sources.

## About

Smarhon is a town in Grodno Region in northwestern Belarus. It is remembered for a historical school of trained bears and for severe destruction during the First World War.

## Notes

The final soft sign is represented differently by different systems; Smarhon and Smarhoń do not signify different towns.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q958617](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q958617) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/smarhon/?format=json)


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