Kholm (other)
Kholm may refer to: *Kholm, Afghanistan, a town in Afghanistan * Kholm, Russia, name of several inhabited localities in Russia * Kholm, Kholmsky District, Novgorod Oblast *Kholm, transliteration of Ukrainian name for the town of Chełm Chełm (; uk, Холм, Kholm; german: Cholm; yi, כעלם, Khelm) is a city in southeastern Poland with 60,231 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is located to the south-east of Lublin, north of Zamość and south of Biała Podlaska, some ... (Eastern Poland) See also * Kholmsky (other) * Kholm Governorate (other) {{place name disambiguation ...
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Kholm, Afghanistan
Kholm or Khulm (Dari/Pashto: خلم), formerly known as Tashqurghan (Dari/Uzbek: تاشقرغان), is a town in Balkh Province of northern Afghanistan, 60 km east of Mazar-i-Sharif one-third of the way to Kunduz. Kholm is an ancient town located on the fertile, inland delta fan of the Khulm River (Darya-i- Tashqurghan). As such, it is an agriculturally rich locale and densely populated. It is famous for its covered market, and is a centre for trading in sheep and wood. The town was once part of Samangan Province, now in the Khulm District of Balkh. Etymology The original name Tashqurghan (also romanized ''Tashkorghan'') is Uzbeki word for "stone mausoleum/kurgan". The town's name was changed to Kholm (also romanized ''Khulm'') during the Pashtunisation of northern Afghanistan by the central government headed by Minister of the Interior, Wazir Mohammad Gul Khan. History and background For many centuries Afghanistan was located on the old serais (along the Silk Road) ...
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Kholm, Russia
Kholm (russian: Холм; lit. ''hill'') is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities *Kholm, Kholmsky District, Novgorod Oblast, a town in Kholmsky District of Novgorod Oblast ;Rural localities * Kholm, Kaluga Oblast, a '' selo'' in Khvastovichsky District of Kaluga Oblast * Kholm, Borovichsky District, Novgorod Oblast, a village in Borovichsky District of Novgorod Oblast * Kholm, Lyubytinsky District, Novgorod Oblast, a village in Lyubytinsky District of Novgorod Oblast * Kholm, Arkhangelsk Oblast, a village in Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast (russian: Арха́нгельская о́бласть, ''Arkhangelskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land ...

Kholm, Kholmsky District, Novgorod Oblast
Kholm (russian: Холм) is a town and the administrative center of Kholmsky District in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Lovat and Kunya Rivers, north of Toropets, southwest of Staraya Russa, and south of Veliky Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: History The Lovat River was a part of the trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks, one of the oldest trading routes passing through Rus'. The settlement was first mentioned in 1144 as Kholmsky pogost (). During the Middle Ages, the town, then a seat of the Princes of Kholm, withstood innumerable sieges by Lithuanians, Poles, and Swedes. In 1777, it was elevated in status to that of an uyezd town of Pskov Viceroyalty and given its present name. In 1796, it was transferred to Pskov Governorate. In August 1927, the uyezds were abolished and, effective October 1, 1927, Kholmsky District was established, with the administrative center in Kholm.Snytko et al., p. 85 ...
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Chełm
Chełm (; uk, Холм, Kholm; german: Cholm; yi, כעלם, Khelm) is a city in southeastern Poland with 60,231 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is located to the south-east of Lublin, north of Zamość and south of Biała Podlaska, some from the border with Ukraine. Chełm used to be the capital of the Chełm Voivodeship until it became part of the Lublin Voivodeship in 1999. The city is of mostly industrial character, though it also features numerous notable historical monuments and tourist attractions in the Old Town. Chełm is a multiple (former) bishopric. Its name comes from the Proto-Slavic or Celtic word "cholm", a hill, in reference to the Wysoka Górka fortified settlement. Chełm was once a vibrant multicultural and religious centre populated by Roman Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Protestants and Jews. The population was homogenized after World War II. History The first traces of settlement in the area of modern Chełm date back to at the least 9th centur ...
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Kholmsky (other)
Kholmsky (masculine), Kholmskaya (feminine), or Kholmskoye (neuter) may refer to: * Kholmskaya (or ''Kholmsky''), a rural locality (a ''stanitsa'') in Krasnodar Krai, Russia * Kholmsky District, several districts in Russia * Daniil Kholmsky (died 1493), Russian military leader * Vasily Kholmsky (1460s–1524), Russian military leader * Kholmsky Urban Okrug, a municipal formation which Kholmsky District in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia is incorporated as * Kholmskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the town of district significance of Kholm in Kholmsky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia is incorporated as See also *Kholm (other) *Kholmsk Kholmsk (russian: Холмск), known until 1946 as Maoka ( ja, 真岡), is a port town and the administrative center of Kholmsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is located on the southwest coast of the Sakhalin Island, on coast of the gu ...