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: # Zhytkavichy A settlement in Belarus; local name Жыткавічы. ## English name **Zhytkavichy** — Belarusian-based English geographical spelling, preferred here to the Russian-mediated form. Other forms in use: - **Žytkavičy** — Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012. - **Zhitkovichi** — Russian-based spelling in English maps and records. - **Żytkowicze** — Polish historical name in accounts of Polesia. - **Zytkowicze** — Diacritic-free Polish historical name. - **Жыткавічы** — Belarusian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym. ## French name **Jytkavitchy** — French reference spelling, adapted to French transcription conventions; usage is not uniform across publishers. Other forms in use: - **Jitkovitchi** — Russian-mediated French spelling in older geography. - **Żytkowicze** — Polish historical form retained in French accounts of Polesia. - **Žytkavičy** — Belarusian Latin name in French geographical reference tables. ## About Zhytkavichy is a town in Homiel Region in southern Belarus. It is a railway centre in Polesia, near the wetland landscapes of the Pripyat basin. ## 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 Q955564](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q955564) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/zhytkavichy/?format=json) Names and descriptions are written by the Elamur team; the site is open under the Elamur Cosmic License.