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# Oleksandrivsk

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Олександрівськ.

## English name

**Oleksandrivsk** — Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.

Other forms in use:

- **Aleksandrovsk** — Russian-based Latin spelling for matching older and Russian-derived English references; actual English prose frequency is unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- **Oleksandrivs’k** — BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified.
- **Oleksandrìvsʹk** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified.
- **Oleksandrivsʹk** — ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified.
- **Олександрівськ** — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English.

## French name

**Oleksandrivsk** — Same as in English; used as the French geographical reference heading.

Other forms in use:

- **Aleksandrovsk** — Russian-based alternative explicitly given in the French locality reference; retained for older French-source matching.
- **Aleksandrovka** — Earlier name explicitly recorded in French locality history; not the present civic name.

## About

Oleksandrivsk is a small city just west of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine. Its historic buildings include the estate of the Yuzbash family.

## Notes

This is Oleksandrivsk adjoining Luhansk, not former Oleksandrivsk/Alexandrovsk now called Zaporizhzhia. Standard-derived forms are retrieval aids, not claims of English prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksandrivsk ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksandrivsk ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Олександрівськ ; https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Алэксандрыўск ; https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksandrivsk.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q1945882](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1945882) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/oleksandrivsk/?format=json)


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