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# Zhashkiv

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Жашків.

## English name

**Zhashkiv** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. The BGN/PCGN 1965 result is identical.

Other forms in use:

- **Zhashkov** — Russian-based English spelling of Жашков.
- **Jachkov** — French transcription of the Russian name.
- **Žaškìv** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; a standard-derived retrieval form, not an established English exonym; medium confidence in textual occurrence.
- **Z͡hashkiv** — ALA-LC Ukrainian table (2011 edition), for bibliographic retrieval; standard-derived form with medium confidence in actual catalogue occurrence.
- **Жашків** — Original-script Ukrainian name, useful when English texts quote local addresses or source titles.

## French name

**Jachkiv** — French reference spelling, using j and ch for the sounds written zh and sh in English. Attested in the French-language entry checked for this place.

Other forms in use:

- **Jachkov** — Russian-based alternative explicitly given in the French reference entry.
- **Zhashkiv** — International Ukrainian spelling for cross-language searches in French; see the English block for its transliteration provenance.

## About

Zhashkiv is a town in western Cherkasy Oblast, on the road between Kyiv and Odesa. It is a local administrative and agricultural centre.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q219770](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219770) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/zhashkiv/?format=json)


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