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.
Austria
 Austria Avstriya (Австрия)
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| English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Carinthia
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Karintiya (Каринтия)
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Kärnten
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German
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| Styria
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Shtiriya (Штирия)
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Steiermark
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German
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| Vienna
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Vena (Вена)
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Wien
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German
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Azerbaijan
 Azerbaijan Azerbaidjan (Азербайджан)
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| English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Adsiz Ada
|
Bezımyannıy (Безымянный)
|
Adsız ada
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Azerbaijani
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| Baku
|
Baku (Баку)
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Bakı
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Azerbaijani
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| Boyuk Zira
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Narqin (Наргин)
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Böyük Zirə
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Azerbaijani
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| Vulf
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Volf (Вольф)
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Daş Zirə
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Azerbaijani
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|
| Pirallahi İsland
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Artyom, Svyatoy ostrov (Артём, Святой остров)
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Pirallahı adası
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Azerbaijani
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| Stepanakert
|
Stepanakert (Степанакерт)
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Xankəndi
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Azerbaijani
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| Liman
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Port-Elich (Порт-Илич)
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| Ganja
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Yelizavetpol, Kirovabad (Елизаветпол, Кировабад)
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Gəncə
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Azerbaijani
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| Nakhchevan
|
Nakhichevan (Нахичевань)
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Naxçıvan
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Azerbaijani
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Belgium
 Belgium Bel'giya (Бельгия)
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| English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Flanders
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Flandriya (Фландрия)
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Vlaanderen
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Dutch
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China
 China Kitay (Китай)
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| English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Beijing
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Pekin, Beytszin (Пекин, Бэйцзин)
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北京 (Běijīng)
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Mandarin
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| Macao
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Makao, Aomyn' (Макао, Аомынь)
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澳门/澳門 (Àomén)
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Mandarin
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| Nanjing
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Nankin, Nantszin (Нанкин, Наньцзин)
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南京 (Nánjīng)
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Mandarin
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Cuba
 Cuba Kuba (Куба)
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| English name
|
Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Havana
|
Gavana (Гавана)
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La Habana
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Spanish
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Cyprus
 Cyprus Kipr (Кипр)
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| English name
|
Russian name
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Endonym
|
Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Famagusta
|
Famagusta (Фамагуста)
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Αμμόχωστος (Ammóchostos)
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Greek
|
|
| Gazimağusa
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Turkish
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| Nicosia
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Nikosiya (Никосия)
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Lefkoşa
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Turkish
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| Λευκωσία (Levkosía)
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Greek
|
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Czech Republic
 Czech Republic Chekhiya (Чехия)
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| English name
|
Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Bohemia
|
Bogemiya (Богемия)
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Čechy
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Czech
|
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| Moravia
|
Moraviya (Моравия)
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Morava
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Czech
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| Prague
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Praga (Прага)
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Praha
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Czech
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| Silesia
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Sileziya (Силезия)
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Ślōnsk
|
Silesian
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Denmark
 Denmark Дания/Daniya
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| English name
|
Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Copenhagen
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Kopengagen (Копенгаген)
|
København
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Danish
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| Jutland
|
Yutlandiya (Ютландия)
|
Jylland
|
Danish
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Egypt
 Egypt
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| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Alexandria
|
Aleksandriya (Александрия)
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(Al-Iskandariyya) الإسكندرية
|
Arabic
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| Cairo
|
Kair (Каир)
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(Al-Qāhirah) القاهرة
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Arabic
|
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| Luxor
|
Luksor (Луксор)
|
(Al-Uqṣur) الأقصر
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Arabic
|
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| Suez
|
Suets (Суэц)
|
(As-Suways) السويس
|
Arabic
|
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Estonia
 Estonia Эстония/Eestohnya
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| English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Narva
|
Rugodiv (Ругодив)
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|
|
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| Tallinn
|
Kolyvan' (Колывань)
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|
|
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Finland
 Finland Финляндия
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| English name
|
Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Turku
|
Kaby (Кабы), Torg (Торг)
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|
|
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France
 France
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| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Cannes
|
Kanny (Канны)
|
Canas
|
Occitan
|
|
| Nice
|
Nitstsa (Ницца)
|
Niça
|
Occitan
|
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| Paris
|
Parizh (Париж)
|
|
|
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Germany
 Germany
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
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| Name
|
Language
|
| Bavaria
|
Bavariya (Бавария)
|
Bayern
|
German
|
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| Pomerania
|
Pomeraniya (Померания)
|
Pommern
|
German
|
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| Prussia
|
Prussiya (Пруссия)
|
Preußen
|
German
|
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| Saarland
|
Saar (Саар)
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|
|
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| Saxony
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Saksoniya (Саксония)
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Sachsen
|
German
|
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| Silesia
|
Sileziya (Силезия)
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Ślōnsk
|
Silesian
|
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| Swabia
|
Shvabiya (Швабия)
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Schwaben
|
German
|
|
| Westphalia
|
Vestfaliya (Вестфалия)
|
Westfalen
|
German
|
|
Greece
 Greece Греция/Gretsiya
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Athens
|
Afiny (Афины)
|
Athína (Αθήνα)
|
Greek
|
|
| Corfu
|
Korfu (Корфу)
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Kérkyra (Κέρκυρα)
|
Greek
|
|
| Corinth
|
Korinf (Коринф)
|
Kórinthos (Κόρινθος)
|
Greek
|
|
| Ioannina
|
Yanina (Янина)
|
Ioánnina (Ιωάννινα)
|
Greek
|
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| Piraeus
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Pirey (Пирей)
|
Peiraiás (Πειραιάς)
|
Greek
|
|
| Thebes
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Fivy (Фивы)
|
Thíva (Θήβα)
|
Greek
|
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| Thessalia
|
Fessaliya (Фессалия)
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Thessalía (Θεσσαλία)
|
Greek
|
|
| Thessaloniki
|
Saloniki (Салоники)
|
Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη)
|
Greek
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| Thrace
|
Frakiya (Фракия)
|
Thráki (Θράκη)
|
Greek
|
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Iran
 Iran
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Tehran
|
Tegeran (Тегеран)
|
تهران (Tehrān)
|
Persian
|
|
Israel
 Israel
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
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| Name
|
Language
|
| Jerusalem
|
Iyerusalim (Иерусалим)
|
יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushaláyim)
|
Hebrew
|
|
| القُدس (Al-Quds)
|
Arabic
|
|
| Nazareth
|
Nazaret (Назарет)
|
נָצְרַת (Natsrat)
|
Hebrew
|
|
Italy
 Italy
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
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| Name
|
Language
|
| Florence
|
Флоренция/Florentsiya
|
Firenze
|
Italian
|
|
| Genoa
|
Генуя/Genuya
|
Zêna
|
Ligurian
|
|
| Naples
|
Неаполь/Neapol'
|
Napule
|
Neapolitan
|
|
| Padua
|
Падуя/Paduya
|
Pàdova
|
Venetian
|
|
| Rome
|
Рим/Rim
|
Roma
|
Italian
|
|
Latvia
 Latvia
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Koknese
|
Kukeynos (Кукейнос)
|
|
|
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| Rezekne
|
Rezhitsa (Режица)
|
|
|
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| Daugavpils
|
Dvinsk (Двинск)
|
|
|
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| Liepaja
|
Libava (Либава)
|
|
|
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| Ventspils
|
Vindava (Виндава)
|
|
|
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| Valmiera
|
Volodimerets (Володимерец)
|
|
|
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| Kraslava
|
Kreslavl (Креславль)
|
|
|
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| Aizkraukle
|
Ayskoroda (Айскорода)
|
|
|
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| Aluksne
|
Olyst (Олыст)
|
|
|
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Lithuania
 Lithuania Литва/Litva
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
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| Name
|
Language
|
| Kaunas
|
Kovno (Ковно)
|
|
|
Obsolete
|
| Vilnius
|
Vilna, Vilno (Вильна, Вильно)
|
|
|
Obsolete
|
Libya
 Libya Ливия/Liviya
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Tripoli
|
Tripoli (Триполи)
|
Ṭarābulus (طرابلس)
|
Arabic
|
|
Mali
 Mali
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Timbuktu
|
Timbuktu (Тимбукту)
|
Tumbutu
|
Western Songhay
|
|
Moldova
 Moldova Молдавия/Moldaviya
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Bălţi
|
Bel'tsy (Бельцы)
|
|
|
|
| Besarabeasca
|
Bessarabka (Бессарабка)
|
|
|
|
| Chişinău
|
Kishinyov (Кишинёв)
|
|
|
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| Edineţ
|
Edintsy (Единцы)
|
|
|
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| Orhei
|
Orgeyev (Оргеев)
|
|
|
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| Otaci
|
Ataki (Атаки)
|
|
|
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| Soroca
|
Soroki (Сороки)
|
|
|
|
| Tighina
|
Bendery (Бендеры)
|
|
|
|
Mongolia
 Mongolia Монголия/Mongoliya
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Sükhbaatar
|
Sukhe-Bator (Сухэ-Батор)
|
|
|
|
| Ulanbaatar
|
Ulan-Bator (Улан-Батор)
|
|
|
|
Morocco
 Morocco Марокко/Marokko
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Casablanca
|
Kasablanka (Касабланка)
|
Ad-Dar Al-Bayḍā' (الدار البيضاء)
|
Arabic
|
|
| Tangier
|
Tanzher (Танжер)
|
Ṭanja (طنجة)
|
Arabic
|
|
Netherlands
 Netherlands
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| The Hague
|
Gaaga (Гаага)
|
Den Haag
|
Dutch
|
|
North Korea
 North Korea
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Pyongyang
|
Pkhen'yan (Пхеньян)
|
|
|
|
Palestine
 Palestine
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Bethlehem
|
Vifleyem (Вифлеем)
|
بيت لحم (Beit Lahm)
|
Arabic
|
|
| Jericho
|
Iyerikhon (Иерихон)
|
أريحا (Arīḥā)
|
Arabic
|
|
| Jerusalem
|
Iyerusalim (Иерусалим)
|
القُدس (Al-Quds)
|
Arabic
|
|
| יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushaláyim)
|
Hebrew
|
|
Poland
 Poland Польша/Pol'sha
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Augustów
|
Avgustov (Августов)
|
|
|
|
| Białystok
|
Belostok (Белосток)
|
|
|
|
| Galicia
|
Galitsiya (Галиция)
|
|
|
|
| Kashubia
|
Kashubiya (Кашубия)
|
Kaszëbë
|
Kashubian
|
|
| Łódz
|
Lodz' (Лодзь)
|
|
|
|
| Mazovia
|
Mazoviya (Мазовия)
|
Mazowsze
|
Polish
|
|
| Pomerania
|
Pomerania (Померания)
|
Pomorze
|
Polish
|
|
| Silesia
|
Sileziya (Силезия)
|
Ślōnsk
|
Silesian
|
|
Portugal
 Portugal
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Lisbon
|
Lissabon (Лиссабон)
|
Lisboa
|
Portuguese
|
|
Romania
 Romania Румыния/Rumyniya
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Bucharest
|
Bukharest (Бухарест)
|
Bucureşti
|
Romanian
|
|
| Iaşi
|
Yassy (Яссы)
|
Iaşi
|
Romanian
|
|
Serbia
 Serbia Сербия/Serbiya
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Belgrade
|
Belgrad (Белград)
|
Beograd
|
Serbian
|
|
South Korea
 South Korea
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Incheon
|
Inchkhon (Инчхон)
|
|
|
|
Sweden
 Sweden Швеция/Shvetsiya
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Stockholm
|
Stokgol'm, Stekol'nya (Cтокгольм, Стекольня)
|
|
|
|
Switzerland
 Switzerland Швейцария/Shveytsariya
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Geneva
|
Zheneva (Женева)
|
Genève
|
French
|
|
| Lausanne
|
Lozanna (Лозанна)
|
Lausanne
|
French
|
|
Syria
 Syria Сирия/Siriya
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Damascus
|
Damask (Дамаск)
|
دمشق (Dimašq)
|
Arabic
|
|
Thailand
 Thailand Таиланд/Tailand
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Bangkok
|
Bangkok (Бангкок)
|
Krung Thep (กรุงเทพฯ)
|
Thai
|
|
Turkey
 Turkey Turtsiya (Турция)
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Istanbul
|
Stambul, Tsar'grad (Стамбул, Царьград)
|
İstanbul
|
Turkish
|
|
Turkmenistan
 Turkmenistan
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Ashgabat
|
Ashkhabad (Ашхабад)
|
Aşgabat
|
Turkmen
|
|
| Garabogaz
|
Karabogaz (Карабогаз)
|
|
|
|
| Serhetabat
|
Kushka (Кушка)
|
|
|
|
Ukraine
 Ukraine
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Kyiv
|
Kiev (Киев)
|
Київ (Kyiv)
|
Ukrainian
|
|
| Mykolaiv
|
Nikolayev (Николаев)
|
Миколаїв (Mykolaiv)
|
Ukrainian
|
|
United Kingdom
 United Kingdom
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| England
|
Angliya (Англия)
|
|
|
|
| Scotland
|
Shotlandiya (Шотландия)
|
|
|
|
United States
 United States
|
| English name
|
Russian name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| New Orleans
|
Novyy Orlean (Новый Орлеан)
|
|
|
|
| Texas
|
Tekhas (Техас)
|
|
|
|
See also
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