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# Svatove

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Сватове.

## English name

**Svatove** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010; the same system was adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. ISO 9:1995 gives the same string. BGN/PCGN 1965 gives the same string. ALA-LC (2011) gives the same string.

Other forms in use:

- **Svatovo** — Russian-based name widely used in English maps and reporting.
- **Svatova Luchka** — Historical Ukrainian name, replaced by Svatove in 1923.
- **Svatovskaya Luchka** — Russian-mediated form of the historical name, used in older geographical records.

## French name

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

Other forms in use:

- **Svatovo** — Russian-mediated form common in French accounts alongside Svatove.
- **Svatova Loutchka** — French-style rendering of the former Ukrainian name; historical retrieval form, not a current heading.

## About

Svatove is a town in northern Luhansk Oblast on the Krasna River. Its railway junction connects the agricultural north of the region with the Donbas.

## Notes

The former name Svatova Luchka was replaced in 1923; this was not a recent decommunization change.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q2414524](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2414524) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/svatove/?format=json)


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