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# Rakhiv

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Рахів.

## English name

**Rakhiv** — 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:

- **Rakhov** — Russian-based name common in Soviet-era English references.
- **Rahó** — Hungarian historical name used in English accounts of Transcarpathia.
- **Raho** — Unaccented version of the Hungarian name.
- **Rachov** — Czech and Slovak historical name, used in English accounts of interwar Czechoslovakia.
- **Rahău** — Romanian name quoted in English regional histories.
- **Rahau** — Diacritic-free Romanian spelling.
- **Rachiw** — German historical spelling in English archival references.
- **Rachów** — Polish historical name.
- **Rakhev** — Yiddish name documented in English community histories.
- **Rakhovo** — Rusyn-based name used in historical and community references.
- **Rahìv** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; standard-derived retrieval form, with medium confidence in textual use.
- **Рахів** — Ukrainian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym.

## French name

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

Other forms in use:

- **Rakhovo** — Rusyn form also given in French geographical references.
- **Rahó** — Hungarian historical name in French accounts of Transcarpathia.
- **Rachov** — Czechoslovak-period name used in French historical writing.
- **Rahău** — Romanian name quoted in French regional geography.
- **Rachów** — Polish historical form, mainly useful in French bibliographical searches.
- **Rauhau** — German historical form explicitly recorded in French geographical references; not a current Ukrainian name.

## About

Rakhiv is a town in Zakarpattia Oblast in a mountain valley on the Tysa River. It is a centre of Hutsul culture and a base for exploring the Ukrainian Carpathians.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q146510](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146510) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/rakhiv/?format=json)


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