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: <https://locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/yelsk/>

# Yelsk

A settlement in Belarus; local name Ельск.

## English name

**Yelsk** — Conventional English reference form based on Belarusian; dated national geographical romanization is listed separately where different.

Other forms in use:

- **Jelsk** — Polish and diacritic-free Belarusian form used in historical references.
- **Jeĺsk** — 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.
- **Ельск** — Original Belarusian spelling for matching local titles quoted in English.

## French name

**Yelsk** — Same form as in English; used in French geographical references.

Other forms in use:

- **Jelsk** — Polish name explicitly given in French references.

## About

Yelsk is a town in the Gomel region of southern Belarus. It is a district centre in the Polesia lowlands near the Ukrainian border.

## Notes

The national 2007/UN 2012 romanization is dated; Belarus changed its domestic rules in 2023. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelsk ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelsk.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q955726](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q955726) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/yelsk/?format=json)


Names and descriptions are written by the Elamur team; the site is open under the Elamur Cosmic License.