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# Staryi Sambir

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Старий Самбір.

## English name

**Staryi Sambir** — Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.

Other forms in use:

- **Stary Sambor** — Polish historical name, also used in English historical and genealogical writing.
- **Staremiasto** — Older Polish name explicitly given in English reference prose.
- **Stare Miasto** — Spaced version of the older Polish name; not a generic reference to any old town.
- **Staryy Sambor** — Russian-based Latin spelling for matching older and Russian-derived English references; actual English prose frequency is unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- **Altshtat** — Jewish-community name quoted in English historical or genealogical references.
- **Alt Stat** — Alternative Jewish-community spelling indexed in English naming data.
- **Ir Yashan** — Hebrew historical community name indexed in English naming data; English prose frequency uncertain.
- **Staryj Sambir** — Scholarly-style spelling indexed in English naming data; exact system attribution not established.
- **Staryï Sambir** — French reference spelling for matching French titles cited in English; not a claimed common English exonym.
- **Staryy Sambir** — BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified.
- **Starij Sambìr** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified.
- **Staryĭ Sambir** — ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified.
- **Старий Самбір** — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English.

## French name

**Staryï Sambir** — French reference heading uses ï in the first word; Stary Sambor also appears in its historical introduction.

Other forms in use:

- **Stary Sambor** — Polish historical name and Russian-based form both printed in French reference prose; the source does not distinguish them consistently.
- **Staryi Sambir** — International spelling for matching Ukrainian or English source titles in French texts; the adapted French heading is given above.

## About

Staryi Sambir is a small city near the Dniester in the Carpathian foothills of Lviv Oblast. Its name distinguishes it from the larger city of Sambir farther downstream.

## Notes

Staryi Sambir is distinct from the larger Sambir. Polish Stary Sambor/Staremiasto and Jewish Altshtat refer to this town; do not use an unqualified Sambor as a universal synonym. Standard-derived forms are retrieval aids, not claims of English prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staryi\_Sambir ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staryï\_Sambir.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q1025844](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1025844) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/staryi-sambir/?format=json)


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