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# Sofiivka

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Софіївка.

## English name

**Sofiivka** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.

Other forms in use:

- **Karlo-Marksove** — Former Ukrainian Soviet name, replaced by Sofiivka in 2016.
- **Karlo-Marksovo** — Russian form of the former name, retained in occupation-era sources after the Ukrainian renaming in 2016.
- **Sofiyivka** — Older Ukrainian-based spelling using yi for ї. BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified.
- **Sofiïvka** — French spelling, useful when an English text cites French maps, titles or historical sources; not the selected English main form. ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified.
- **Sofìïvka** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified.
- **Софіївка** — Original Ukrainian spelling, useful when matching quoted local maps, addresses and source titles in English.

## French name

**Sofiïvka** — Attested French reference spelling; the adaptation follows French transcription conventions rather than English spelling.

Other forms in use:

- **Karlo-Marksove** — Former Ukrainian name recorded in French references; replaced by Sofiivka in 2016.
- **Karlo-Marksovo** — Russian form of the former name for French archival searches; the Ukrainian legal name changed in 2016.
- **Sofiivka** — International spelling also useful for French source matching; the selected French main follows French reference transcription.

## About

Sofiivka is a settlement near Yenakiieve in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast. Its history is connected with the coal-mining communities of the Donbas.

## Notes

Current Ukrainian name restored in 2016, resolution 1351-VIII of 12 May. Sofiivka was the pre-Soviet name; Karla Marksa preceded Karlo-Marksove, which was adopted in 1965. https://old.uinp.gov.ua/sites/default/files/perelik\_pereymenovanih\_nas\_punktiv.pdf ; https://esu.com.ua/article-9861 System-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofiivka,\_Yenakiieve\_urban\_hromada,\_Horlivka\_Raion,\_Donetsk\_Oblast ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofiïvka\_(raïon\_de\_Horlivka).

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q4215261](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4215261) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/sofiivka/?format=json)


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