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# Avdiivka

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Авдіївка.

## English name

**Avdiivka** — Current Ukrainian name, romanized under the Ukrainian national system of 2010, also adopted in the BGN/PCGN agreement of 2019; selected for present-day English use.

Other forms in use:

- **Avdeyevka** — Russian-based form widely used in older English reporting.
- **Avdeevka** — Russian-based spelling without the glide, common in international reporting.
- **Avdiyivka** — Older Ukrainian-based spelling retaining yi in the middle of the name.
- **Avdiïvka** — French transcription encountered in French-language references quoted by English texts; a cross-language form, not an English standard.
- **Avdìïvka** — ISO 9:1995 letter-for-letter transliteration of the Ukrainian name; a systematic bibliographic/search form, not a claim of established English usage.
- **Авдіївка** — Ukrainian original-script name, included for recognition in quotations and indexes; not an English romanization.

## French name

**Avdiïvka** — French geographical transcription, selected for recognizability in French references; normally used without a fixed article. No place-specific Quai d’Orsay recommendation has been established here.

Other forms in use:

- **Avdiivka** — International spelling also encountered in French texts and map references; the selected French form follows French transcription practice.
- **Avdeïevka** — Russian-based French form, common in older reporting.
- **Avdeevka** — Russian-based international form also encountered in French news.

## About

Avdiivka is a city in Donetsk Oblast, north of Donetsk. It was a major coke-producing centre and has suffered devastating destruction during Russia’s war against Ukraine.

## Notes

No current population or claim about territorial control is inferred from the prewar input population. Romanization policy: https://mfa.gov.ua/en/correctua . ISO 9 forms are systematic search aids, not independently attested exonyms.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q791673](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q791673) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/avdiivka/?format=json)


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