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# Vulcănești

A settlement in Moldova.

## English name

**Vulcănești** — Current official Romanian Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is needed.

Other forms in use:

- **Vulcăneşti** — Legacy Romanian typography with cedilla ş.
- **Vulkaneshty** — Russian-based English form from Вулканешты.
- **Valkaneş** — Local Gagauz Latin name, used when discussing the town’s Gagauz population and institutions.
- **Valkanes** — Diacritic-free rendering of the Gagauz name.
- **Vulcanesti** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing variant of Vulcănești for English retrieval; not a distinct official name. Textual frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Vulcănești** — Same form as in English; retained in the French reference entry, without a separate French exonym.

Other forms in use:

- **Vulcăneşti** — Legacy Romanian typography appearing in French sources.
- **Valkaneş** — Gagauz name given in French reference material.
- **Vulcanesti** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing variant of Vulcănești for French retrieval; not a distinct official name. Textual frequency is unverified.
- **Valkanes** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing variant of Valkaneş for French retrieval; not a distinct official name. Textual frequency is unverified.

## About

Vulcănești is a town in the southern exclave of Gagauzia in Moldova. It lies on the Cahul River and is a centre of Gagauz culture near the Ukrainian border.

## Notes

The town lies in Gagauzia’s southern exclave; distinguish it from the separate railway-station village administered with it. The Romanian and Gagauz forms have different orthographies.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q1012868](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1012868) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/moldova/vulcanesti/?format=json)


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