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# Zhovti Vody

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Жовті Води.

## English name

**Zhovti Vody** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010 and recommended by the UN in 2012; also the BGN/PCGN system adopted in 2019. This spelling also coincides with BGN/PCGN 1965.

Other forms in use:

- **Zheltye Vody** — Russian-based form of the name, used in older English maps and industrial references.
- **Zholtye Vody** — Russian-based variant representing the pronounced vowel in Жёлтые.
- **Żółte Wody** — Polish name established in English accounts of the 1648 battle; historical usage does not imply today’s city already existed then.
- **Zolte Wody** — Diacritic-free Polish form, especially in English military history.
- **Yellow Waters** — English translation used for the historical battle; not the official modern municipal name.
- **Zhovta Rika** — Former settlement name, replaced when the town became Zhovti Vody in 1957.
- **Žovtì Vodi** — ISO 9:1995 reversible transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- **Z͡hovti Vody** — ALA-LC Ukrainian 2011 library romanization of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- **Жовті Води** — Original Ukrainian Cyrillic spelling, useful for matching local documents and quotations; not a Latin-script English form.

## French name

**Jovti Vody** — French transcription uses j for Ukrainian ж; attested in French geographical and cultural writing.

Other forms in use:

- **Zhovti Vody** — Same official Latin form as in English; French texts may retain it.
- **Jeltie Vody** — Russian-based French form recorded in French geographical references.
- **Żółte Wody** — Polish name retained in French accounts of the Cossack–Polish battle.
- **Eaux Jaunes** — French translation of the historical battle name; not the current official city name.

## About

Zhovti Vody is a mining city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in central Ukraine. Uranium extraction and processing are central to its modern history, while its name is also associated with a major Cossack victory over Polish forces in 1648.

## Notes

The battle name refers to the historical locality/area; the modern industrial town developed much later. Zhovta Rika was replaced in 1957.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q639054](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q639054) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/zhovti-vody/?format=json)


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