Elamur: [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [Parse](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/parse/) · [Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [Translate](https://md.translate.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [MCP](https://mcp.elamur.ai/) · [Groupants](https://md.groupants.elamur.ai/free/en/) · **Locations** This page as HTML: # Sambir A settlement in Ukraine; local name Самбір. ## English name **Sambir** — Current Ukrainian name, romanized under the Ukrainian national system of 2010, also adopted in the BGN/PCGN agreement of 2019; selected for present-day English use. Other forms in use: - **Sambor** — Historical Polish name used in English histories and family records. - **Sambìr** — ISO 9:1995 letter-for-letter transliteration of the Ukrainian name; a systematic bibliographic/search form, not a claim of established English usage. - **Самбір** — Ukrainian original-script name, included for recognition in quotations and indexes; not an English romanization. ## French name **Sambir** — Same spelling as in English; selected for current French use, without a fixed article. No place-specific Quai d’Orsay recommendation has been established here. Other forms in use: - **Sambor** — Polish historical form encountered in French accounts of the former Polish territories; not a modern French transcription. ## About Sambir is a town on the Dniester in Lviv Oblast, near the foothills of the Carpathians. Its old centre reflects its long history as a trading town in Galicia. ## Notes Do not confuse with Staryi Sambir, a separate nearby town. Romanization policy: https://mfa.gov.ua/en/correctua . ISO 9 forms are systematic search aids, not independently attested exonyms. Identifiers: [Wikidata Q156593](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q156593) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/sambir/?format=json) Names and descriptions are written by the Elamur team; the site is open under the Elamur Cosmic License.