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# Bakhmach

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Бахмач.

## English name

**Bakhmach** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010; the same system was adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. BGN/PCGN 1965 gives the same string. ALA-LC (2011) gives the same string.

Other forms in use:

- **Bachmach** — Older scholarly and Central European spelling used in English historical accounts.
- **Bakhmatsch** — German historical transcription, relevant to English military-history bibliographies.
- **Bahmač** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; a technical search form, not an independently attested English exonym.

## French name

**Bakhmatch** — French reference spelling, adapted to French transcription conventions; usage is not uniform across publishers.

Other forms in use:

- **Bachmatch** — Older French rendering with ch for the velar sound and tch for ч; historical retrieval form.
- **Bakhmach** — International spelling used in French references that retain Ukrainian romanization.

## About

Bakhmach is a town in Chernihiv Oblast in northern Ukraine. It developed around a major railway junction, which also gave it strategic importance during twentieth-century conflicts.

## Notes

The modern railway town is distinct from the nearby village of Bakhmach.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q149144](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q149144) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/bakhmach/?format=json)


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