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# Rîșcani

A settlement in Moldova.

## English name

**Rîșcani** — Official Romanian Latin-script name retained in English.

Other forms in use:

- **Râșcani** — Romanian spelling with â, attested alongside Rîșcani in English references; not a separate settlement.
- **Rîşcani** — Legacy cedilla typography of the Romanian name.
- **Ryshkany** — Russian-based international form of Рышканы.
- **Riscani** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Rîșcani for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Rascani** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Râșcani for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

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

Other forms in use:

- **Rîşcani** — Legacy cedilla typography indexed in French naming data.
- **Râșcani** — Romanian â spelling for French source matching; no separate French editorial preference established.
- **Riscani** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Rîșcani for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Rascani** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Râșcani for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Rîșcani is a town in northern Moldova and the centre of its namesake district. It serves the agricultural country northwest of Bălți.

## Notes

This is the northern Moldovan town, not Chișinău’s Rîșcani sector. Rîșcani and Râșcani coexist in references; the main follows the supplied locality’s usual official spelling. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rîșcani ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rîșcani.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q1022131](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1022131) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/moldova/riscani/?format=json)


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