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# Šakiai

A settlement in Lithuania.

## English name

**Šakiai** — Official Lithuanian Latin-script name retained in English.

Other forms in use:

- **Szaki** — Polish historical or community name quoted in regional references; independent English prose frequency unverified.
- **Schaken** — German historical name used in Baltic references; English prose frequency unverified.
- **Schaki** — German historical spelling indexed in German naming data; English prose frequency unverified.
- **Sakiai** — Diacritic-free form of Šakiai for English indexing; independent prose frequency unverified.

## French name

**Šakiai** — Same as in English; used as the French locality heading.

Other forms in use:

- **Sakiai** — Diacritic-free form of Šakiai for French indexing; independent prose frequency unverified.

## About

Šakiai is a town in southwestern Lithuania and a centre of the Suvalkija region. It serves as the seat of the surrounding district municipality.

## Notes

Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q390969 ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Šakiai ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Šakiai.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q390969](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q390969) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/lithuania/sakiai/?format=json)


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