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# Orhei

A settlement in Moldova.

## English name

**Orhei** — Current Romanian-language local name, retained in English in its native Latin spelling.

Other forms in use:

- **Orgeyev** — Russian-based English name in older maps and histories.
- **Orgeev** — Alternative Russian-based English spelling.
- **Orheiu** — Older Romanian spelling.
- **Оргеев** — Russian original-script name.

## French name

**Orhei** — Same as in English; retain the native Latin spelling in French. No separate established French exonym is selected.

Other forms in use:

- **Orgueïev** — Russian-mediated French geographical name.
- **Orgueev** — Plain-letter version of the Russian-mediated French form.
- **Orheiu** — Older Romanian form in historical sources.

## About

Orhei is a town on the Răut in central Moldova. The nearby Orheiul Vechi archaeological and cave-monastery landscape lies outside the modern town.

## Notes

Do not identify modern Orhei with Orheiul Vechi, a separate historic landscape near Trebujeni. Input label 'Оргіїв' is Ukrainian or indirect; local\_name gives the native spelling.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q423258](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423258) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/moldova/orhei/?format=json)


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