Selection of place names lists of KNAB
This page contains some place names lists that have been produced from the Place Names Database (KNAB) of the Institute of the Estonian Language.
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ESTONIA
- Administrative units and their abbreviations (2017-10-30, new!)
Names of administrative units from the period 1866–2017, short information on renaming, amalgamations, etc., index of German and Russian names. Abbreviations as used in the Place Names Database (KNAB) of EKI. Main text in Estonian, with an English summary (55 pp.).
OTHER COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES
- Azerbaijan (2020-10-04)
List of geographical names (2183 features). Includes a web map. Indexes of Armenian and Russian name forms and sources. Introduction and interpretation of entries. HTML.
- Chechnya and Ingushetia, Russia
(2000-03-15)
List of geographical names. Romanization, administrative units. Name variants in Russian, Chechen and Ingush. Chechen, Ingush and Ossetic index. Main text bilingual: Estonian and English. PDF, 21 pages. NB! The data is somewhat old, updated content is available in the online database. See also a map with supposed Chechen and Ingush names.
- Dagestan, Russia (2003-07-09)
List of geographical names (2179 features). Name variants in Aghul, Avar, Azerbaijani, Chechen, Dargwa, Kumyk, Lakh, Lezghian, Nogay, Russian, Rutul, Tabasaran, Tsakhur and other languages of Dagestan. In the main list names are arranged after the Russian name form. The second part consists of the index of non-Russian names. The list of sources is given. For the romanization of names see the tables for
Avar,
Dargwa,
Kumyk,
Lakh,
Lezghian,
Nogay,
Russian,
Tabasaran and the
languages of smaller Caucasian peoples, also the spelling in Roman of the Azerbaijani and Chechen names. PDF, 3.26MB, 110 pages.
See also Annex A (list of all names in the main list, grouped language by language, in the original Cyrillic script if appropriate. 1,01MB, 50 pp.) and
Annex B (populated places grouped according to the main linguistic area they belong to – the definition of linguistic areas is not authoritative but serves for orientation mainly. Includes languages of smaller peoples: Akhvakh, Andi, Archi, Bagvalal, Bezhta, Botlikh, Chamalal, Godoberi, Hinukh, Hunzib, Karata, Khvarshi, Tati, Tindi, Tsez. 21 pp.).
- Mari El, Russia (2019-10-08, web map added 2019-10-24)
List of geographical names (2674 features) and a web map. Index of Russian, Mari and other names and sources. Introduction and interpretation of entries. HTML.
- Mordovia, Russia (2020-10-13)
List of geographical names (1924 features) and a web map. Index of Russian, Erzya, Moksha and other names and sources. Introduction and interpretation of entries. HTML.
- Myanmar (Burma) (2004-01-22)
List of geographical names (672 features). Name variants in Burmese, Mon, Shan, and other languages of Myanmar (including original-script forms), Russian transcriptions. Introduction to the spelling of geographical names in Myanmar. The list of sources is given at the end. For the romanization of names see the tables for Burmese, Mon and Shan. PDF, 1.56MB, 53 pages. See also
Annex (index of names in non-Roman script: Burmese, Karen, Mon, Shan, Russian. 20 pp.).
- Thailand (2004-03-08)
List of geographical names (1078 features). Name variants in Thai, English, and Russian transcriptions. Introduction to the spelling of geographical names in Thailand. The list of sources is given at the end. For the romanization of names see the tables for Thai. PDF, 1.76MB, 63 pages. See also
Annex (index of names in non-Roman script: Thai, Russian. 25 pp.).
- Tibet Autonomous Region, China (2018-06-03)
List of geographical names (8542 features). Name variants in Tibetan, Chinese and Russian transcriptions, also countywise. Index of names and sources. Introduction and interpretation of entries. HTML.
- Udmurtia, Russia (2020-10-15)
List of geographical names (4027 features) and a web map. Index of Russian, Udmurt and other names and sources. Introduction and interpretation of entries. HTML.
- Zambia (2019-09-27, web map added 2019-10-24)
List of geographical names (226 features) compiled by Osward Chanda. Includes a web map. Index of Russian transcriptions and sources. Introduction and interpretation of entries. HTML.
WORLD PLACE NAMES LISTS
