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# Bolhrad

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Болград.

## English name

**Bolhrad** — 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:

- **Bolgrad** — Russian- and Bulgarian-based form widely used in English Bessarabian history. ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; standard-derived retrieval form, with medium confidence in textual use.
- **Bolgrad (Bessarabia)** — Historical English geographical disambiguation.
- **Болград** — Ukrainian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym.

## French name

**Bolhrad** — Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.

Other forms in use:

- **Bolgrad** — Traditional Russian- and Bulgarian-mediated name in French accounts of Bessarabia.

## About

Bolhrad is a town in southern Odesa Oblast near Lake Yalpuh. It is an important centre of the Bulgarian community in Bessarabia and is known for its historic Bulgarian school.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q890122](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q890122) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/bolhrad/?format=json)


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