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# Horokhiv

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Горохів.

## English name

**Horokhiv** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.

Other forms in use:

- **Gorokhov** — Russian-based English spelling used in historical and geographical references; not a separate official renaming.
- **Horochów** — Polish historical name used in regional history and genealogical references in English.
- **Arkhev** — Yiddish-derived name used in English Jewish historical and genealogical references.
- **Gorohìv** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified.
- **Горохів** — Original Ukrainian spelling, useful when matching quoted local maps, addresses and source titles in English.
- **Horochow** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Horochów for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Horokhiv** — Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage.

Other forms in use:

- **Gorokhov** — Russian-derived spelling explicitly recorded in French reference usage; not a change to the Ukrainian official name.
- **Horochów** — Polish historical name quoted in French regional and historical references.
- **Horochow** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Horochów for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Horokhiv is a small city in Volyn Oblast in northwestern Ukraine. It is a local market and administrative centre in the agricultural countryside south of Lutsk.

## Notes

System-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horokhiv ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horokhiv.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q148974](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q148974) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/horokhiv/?format=json)


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