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# Izium

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Ізюм.

## English name

**Izium** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010 and recommended by the UN in 2012; also the BGN/PCGN system adopted in 2019.

Other forms in use:

- **Izyum** — Russian-based spelling, widespread in English maps and war reporting. BGN/PCGN 1965 geographical romanization of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- **Ìzûm** — ISO 9:1995 reversible transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- **Izi͡um** — ALA-LC Ukrainian 2011 library romanization of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- **Ізюм** — Original Ukrainian Cyrillic spelling, useful for matching local documents and quotations; not a Latin-script English form.

## French name

**Izioum** — Established French spelling uses ou for the vowel represented by u in English transcription.

Other forms in use:

- **Izium** — Same official Latin form as in English; retained in French texts using Ukrainian romanization.
- **Izyum** — English/Russian-based spelling sometimes carried into French international reporting.

## About

Izium is a city in Kharkiv Oblast on the Siverskyi Donets. Its river crossing and position below Kremenets Hill have given it a lasting military and transport significance.

## Notes

Izioum is a French usage form, not evidence of a municipal renaming. The description does not claim a current military situation.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q544003](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q544003) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/izium/?format=json)


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