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# Zhabinka

A settlement in Belarus; local name Жабінка.

## English name

**Zhabinka** — Belarusian-based English geographical spelling, preferred here to the Russian-mediated form.

Other forms in use:

- **Žabinka** — Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012.
- **Żabinka** — Polish historical spelling used in regional records.
- **Jabinka** — French and some older international rendering of the same name.
- **Жабінка** — Belarusian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym.

## French name

**Jabinka** — French reference spelling, adapted to French transcription conventions; usage is not uniform across publishers.

Other forms in use:

- **Żabinka** — Polish historical name retained in French accounts of the interwar borderlands.
- **Žabinka** — Belarusian Latin form in French reference tables.
- **Zhabinka** — English-style international spelling retained in French source citations.

## About

Zhabinka is a town in Brest Region on the Mukhavets River. Its development is closely linked to its railway junction and sugar industry.

## 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 Q520162](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q520162) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/zhabinka/?format=json)


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