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# Staryi Krym

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Старий Крим.

## English name

**Staryi Krym** — Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use.

Other forms in use:

- **Stary Krym** — Russian-based Latin spelling for matching older or Russian-derived references in English; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- **Staryy Krym** — Russian-based spelling retaining both final y letters in Старый. BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified.
- **Staryï Krym** — French reference spelling for matching French titles quoted in English; not a claimed common English exonym.
- **Starij Krim** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified.
- **Staryĭ Krym** — ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified.
- **Старий Крим** — Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.

## French name

**Staryï Krym** — French locality heading uses Staryï Krym; this is the Donetsk settlement, not its Crimean namesake.

Other forms in use:

- **Staryi Krym** — International spelling for French texts citing Ukrainian or English sources; independent French prose frequency unverified.
- **Staryy Krym** — BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965) form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified.
- **Starij Krim** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified.
- **Staryĭ Krym** — ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table) form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified.

## About

Staryi Krym is a settlement on the Kalchyk River near Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast. It was established by Greeks displaced from Crimea and took the name of a town on that peninsula.

## Notes

This Staryi Krym is near Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast, not the Crimean town from which its name derives. Standard-derived romanizations are retrieval aids, not claims of English or French prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staryi\_Krym,\_Donetsk\_Oblast ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staryï\_Krym\_(oblast\_de\_Donetsk).

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q4441079](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4441079) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/staryi-krym-q4441079/?format=json)


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