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# Velyka Bahachka

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Велика Багачка.

## English name

**Velyka Bahachka** — Current official Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use. Also matches BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also matches ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).

Other forms in use:

- **Velikaya Bagachka** — Russian-based spelling for matching older English geographical references; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- **Bohak** — Name printed on a seventeenth-century Beauplan map according to English history; a documentary spelling, not a modern exonym.
- **Velyka Bahatchka** — French reference spelling for identifying French sources quoted in English; not claimed as a common English exonym.
- **Velika Bagačka** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, independent English prose use unverified.
- **Велика Багачка** — Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.

## French name

**Velyka Bahatchka** — French locality reference heading; follows French transcription conventions.

Other forms in use:

- **Velikaïa Bagatchka** — Russian-derived spelling explicitly printed in French locality prose; retained for older French source matching, not the current preferred heading.
- **Velyka Bahachka** — International spelling for French cross-references; independent French prose frequency unverified.
- **Velika Bagačka** — ISO 9:1995 form for French catalogue matching; not verified as French prose usage.
- **Velikaia Bagatchka** — Diacritic-free form of Velikaïa Bagatchka for French indexing; independent prose frequency unverified.

## About

Velyka Bahachka is a settlement on the Psel River in Poltava Oblast, central Ukraine. It is associated with the kobzar tradition and the musician Fedir Kushneryk.

## Notes

Kobzar association independently checked in the Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine. https://esu.com.ua/article-52520 Standard-derived forms support retrieval without implying English or French press adoption. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velyka\_Bahachka ; https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1999887 ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velyka\_Bahatchka.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q1999887](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1999887) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/velyka-bahachka/?format=json)


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