Russian exonyms
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Below is a list of Russian language exonyms for places, mainly in Europe. Note that this list only includes names that are significantly different from the local toponym, some exonyms are marked as historical, modern exonyms may match the toponyms.
[edit] Albania
[edit] Country name
Shqipëria Албания/Albaniya
[edit] Austria
[edit] Country name
Österreich Австрия/Avstriya
[edit] Cities
- Wien Вена/Vena
[edit] Belgium
[edit] Country name
België/Belgique/Belgien Бельгия/Bel'giya
[edit] Regions
- Vlaanderen/Flandre Фландрия/Flandriya
[edit] China with self-governing territories
[edit] Country name
中國(Zhōngguó)/中国(Zhōngguó) Китай/Kitay
[edit] Cities and territories
- 北京 (Běijīng) Пекин/Pekin (seldom: Бэйцзин/Beytszyn)
- Macau/澳门 (Àomén)/澳門 (Àomén) Макао/Makao or Аомынь/Aomyn'
- 南京 (Nánjīng ) Нанкин/Nankin (also: Наньцзин/Nan'tzin)
[edit] Cuba
[edit] Cities
- La Habana Гавана/Gavana
[edit] Cyprus
[edit] Country name
Κύπρος (Kýpros)/Kıbrıs Кипр/Kipr
[edit] Cities
- Αμμόχωστος (Ammóchōstos)/Gazimağusa Фамагуста/Famagusta
- Λευκωσία (Lefkosia)/Lefkoşa Никосия/Nikosiya
[edit] Czech Republic
[edit] Country name
Česko Чехия/Chekhiya
[edit] Cities
- Praha Прага/Praga
[edit] Regions
[edit] Denmark
[edit] Country name
Danmark Дания/Daniya
[edit] Cities
- København Копенгаген/Kopengagen
[edit] Regions
- Jylland Ютландия/Yutlandiya
[edit] Egypt
[edit] Country name
مصر (Miṣr) Египет/Yegipet
[edit] Cities
- الإسكندرية (al-Iskandariyya) Александрия/Aleksandriya
- القاهرة (al-Qāhira) Каир/Kair
- الأقصر (al-Uqṣur) Луксор/Luksor
- السويس as-Suways Суэц/Suets
[edit] Estonia
[edit] Country name
Eesti Эстония/Estoniya
[edit] Cities
[edit] France
[edit] Cities
[edit] Germany
[edit] Country name
Deutschland Германия/Germaniya
[edit] Regions
- Bayern Бавария/Bavariya
- Niedersachsen Нижняя Саксония/Nizhnyaya Saksoniya
- Nordrhein-Westfalen Северный Рейн-Вестфалия/Severnyy Rejn-Vestfaliya
- Oberlausitz Верхняя Лужица/Verkhnyaya Luzhica
- Pommern Померания/Pomeraniya
- Preußen Пруссия/Prussiya
- Saarland Саар/Saar
- Sachsen Саксония/Saksoniya
- Sachsen-Anhalt Саксония-Анхальт/Saksoniya-Ankhal't
- Schlesien Силезия/Sileziya
- Vorpommern Передняя Померания/Perednyaya Pomeraniya
[edit] Greece
[edit] Country name
Ελλάδα (Elláda), Ελλάς (Ellás) Греция/Gretsiya
[edit] Cities
- Athina/Αθήνα Афины/Afiny
- Ioannina/Ιωάννινα Янина/Yanina
- Kórinthos/Κόρινθος Коринф/Korinf
- Peiraiás/Πειραιάς Пирей/Pirey
- Thiva/Θήβα Фивы/Fivy
- Thessaloniki/Θεσσαλονίκη Салоники/Saloniki
[edit] Regions
- Kérkyra/Κέρκυρα Корфу/Korfu
- Thessalía/Θεσσαλία Фессалия/Fessaliya
- Thráki/Θράκη Фракия/Frakiya
[edit] Iran
[edit] Cities
- تهران (Tehrān) Тегеран/Tegeran
[edit] Israel and Palestinian territories
Names for most biblical toponyms are based on the Greek version; however, names for modern toponyms, even when derived from biblical names, are transliterated (e.g. Назаре́т, but Нацра́т-Илит).
[edit] Cities
- בֵּית לֶחֶם (Beit Lehem)/بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ (Bayt Laḥm) Вифлеем/Vifleyem
- יְרִיחוֹ (Yəriḥo)/أريحا (Ārīḥā) Иерихон/Iyerikhon
- ירושלים (Yerushaláyim) Иерусалим/Iyerusalim
- נָצְרַת, (Natzrat)/الناصرة (an-Nāṣira) Назарет/Nazaret
[edit] Italy
[edit] Cities
- Firenze Флоренция/Florentsiya
- Genova Генуя/Genuya
- Milano Милан/Milan
- Napoli Неаполь/Neapol'
- Padua Падуя/Paduya
- Roma Рим/Rim
- Torino Турин/Turin
[edit] Japan
[edit] Country name
日本 (Nihon or Nippon) Япония/Yaponiya
[edit] Korea, North
[edit] Cities
- 평양 (P'yŏngyang) Пхеньян/Pkhen'yan
[edit] Korea, South
[edit] Cities
- 인천/仁川 (Incheon or Inch'ŏn) Инчхон/Inchkhon
[edit] Latvia
[edit] Cities
- Koknese, Кокнесе (Koknese), historically Кукейнос/Kukeinos
[edit] Lithuania
Main article: Names of Lithuanian places in other languages
[edit] Country name
Lietuva Литва/Litva
[edit] Cities
- Kaunas Каунас (Kaunas), historically Ковно/Kovno (before 1918)
- Vilnius Вильнюс (Vilnius), historically Вильна/Vilna (before 1918), Вильно/Vilno (1918-1939)
[edit] Libya
[edit] Country name
ليبيا (Lībiyā) Ливия/Liviya
[edit] Cities
- طرابلس (Ṭarābulus) Триполи/Tripoli
[edit] Mali
[edit] Cities
- Tombouctou/Tumbutu Тимбукту/Timbuktu
[edit] Moldova
[edit] Country name
Moldova Молдавия/Moldaviya
[edit] Cities
- Bălţi Бельцы/Beltsy
- Basarabeasca Бессарабка/Bessarabka
- Chişinău Кишинёв/Kishinev (Kishinyov)
- Edineţ Единцы/Edintsy
- Orhei Оргеев/Orgeyev
- Otaci Атаки/Ataki
- Soroca Сороки/Soroki
- Tighina Бендеры/Bendery
[edit] Mongolia
[edit] Country name
Монгол улс (Mongol uls) Монголия/Mongoliya
[edit] Cities
- Сүхбаатар (Sükhbaatar) Сухэ-Батор/Sukhe-Bator
- Улаанбаатар (Ulaanbaatar) Улан-Батор/Ulan-Bator
[edit] Morocco
[edit] Country name
المغرب, (al-Maġrib) Марокко/Marokko
[edit] Cities
- الدار البيضاء (ad-Dār al-Bayḍāʼ) Касабланка/Kasablanka
- طنجة (Ṭanja) Танжер/Tanzher
[edit] The Netherlands
[edit] Cities
- Den Haag Гаага/Gaaga
[edit] Poland
[edit] Country name
Polska Польша/Pol'sha
[edit] Cities
[edit] Regions
[edit] Portugal
[edit] Cities
- Lisboa Лиссабон/Lissabon
[edit] Romania
[edit] Country name
România Румыния/Rumyniya
[edit] Cities
[edit] Serbia
[edit] Country name
Србија, Srbija Сербия/Serbiya
[edit] Cities
- Beograd Белград/Belgrad
[edit] Sweden
[edit] Country name
Sverige Швеция/Shvetsiya
[edit] Cities
- Stockholm Стокгольм/Stokgol'm, historically Стекольня/Stekol'nya
[edit] Switzerland
[edit] Country name
Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Svizra Швейцария/Shveytsariya
[edit] Cities
- Genève, Genf Женева/Zheneva
- Lausanne Лозанна/Lozanna
[edit] Syria
[edit] Country name
سورية (Sūriyya) Сирия/Siriya
[edit] Cities
- دمشق (Dimašq) Дамаск/Damask
[edit] Thailand
[edit] Country name
ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Ratcha Anachak Thai) Таиланд/Tailand
[edit] Cities
- กรุงเทพฯ (Krung Thep) Бангкок/Bangkok
[edit] Turkey
[edit] Country name
Türkiye Турция/Turtsiya
[edit] Cities
[edit] Turkmenistan
[edit] Cities
[edit] Ukraine
[edit] Cities
- Миколаїв (Mykolayiv) Николаев/Nikolayev
- Одеса (Odesa) Одесса/Odessa
[edit] United Kingdom
[edit] Nations
- England Англия/Angliya
- Northern Ireland Северная Ирландия/Severnaya Irlandiya
- Scotland Шотландия/Shotlandiya
[edit] United States of America
[edit] Cities
- New Orleans Новый Орлеан/Novyy Orlean
[edit] States
- Texas Техас/Tekhas
