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# Vuhledar

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Вугледар.

## English name

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

Other forms in use:

- **Ugledar** — Russian-based name common in older references and also in English war reporting.
- **Vugledar** — Mixed spelling using Russian-style g in a Ukrainian-looking name; not the national Ukrainian romanization. ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; standard-derived retrieval form, with medium confidence in textual use.
- **Вугледар** — Ukrainian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym.

## French name

**Vouhledar** — Ukrainian-based French press spelling, using ou for у; Ougledar remains a Russian-mediated variant.

Other forms in use:

- **Ougledar** — Russian-mediated French spelling used alongside Ukrainian-based Vouhledar.
- **Vuhledar** — International Ukrainian spelling retained in French sources.

## About

Vuhledar is a coal-mining town in Donetsk Oblast southwest of Donetsk. It suffered extensive destruction during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

## Notes

The prewar population in the input is not presented as current. No current control or population claim is made.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q2416423](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2416423) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/vuhledar/?format=json)


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