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# Oleshky

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Олешки.

## English name

**Oleshky** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, followed by BGN/PCGN since 2019; selected as the English main form.

Other forms in use:

- **Tsiurupynsk** — Former Ukrainian name, replaced by Oleshky in 2016 during decommunization.
- **Tsyurupynsk** — Older English spelling of the Ukrainian former name.
- **Tsyurupinsk** — Russian-based English spelling of the former name.
- **Alyoshki** — Russian-based historical name.
- **Aleshki** — Russian-based spelling without marking ё as yo.
- **Oleški** — ISO 9:1995 transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling, supplied as a systematic bibliographic search form. This does not establish ordinary English usage.
- **Олешки** — Ukrainian original-script name, useful in quotations and bilingual indexes; not a romanized English name.

## French name

**Olechky** — French spelling with ch for Ukrainian ш, used by Le Monde, including in its 2026 reporting. See https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2026/10/10/dans-la-ville-occupee-d-olechky-les-ukrainiens-survivent-dans-des-conditions-desesperees\_6790941\_3210.html .

Other forms in use:

- **Oleshky** — Same form as in English; an international spelling usable in French maps and references.
- **Tsiouroupynsk** — French Ukrainian-based form of the former name, replaced in 2016.
- **Tsiouroupinsk** — Russian-mediated French form of the former name.
- **Aliochki** — French transcription of the Russian name.

## About

Oleshky is a town in Kherson Oblast on the low-lying left-bank side of the Dnipro. The nearby Oleshky Sands and the site of a former Cossack Sich are associated with the area.

## Notes

Renamed from Tsiurupynsk in 2016. The historical landscape description makes no claim about present-day access or services. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olechky . Romanization references: https://mfa.gov.ua/en/correctua ; https://arhiiv.eki.ee/wgrs/v3\_0/rom2\_uk.htm ; https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/ukrainia.pdf .

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q207105](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207105) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/oleshky/?format=json)


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