Guide to Chernarus Towns: Cyrillic Spellings, Pronunciation, and Common Nicknames

Guide to Chernarus Towns: Cyrillic Spellings, Pronunciation, and Common Nicknames

In the fictional country of Chernarus, town names are written in Cyrillic but often referred to by English phonetic spellings or community-driven nicknames. Below are the primary towns and major locations on the map, including their Cyrillic spelling, pronunciation, and common nicknames used by players.

Major Coastal Cities

• Chernogorsk (Черногорск)
  • Nickname: Cherno
  • Pronunciation: Cher-no-gorsk
  • Meaning "Black Mountain City"
• Elektrozavodsk (Электрозаводск)
  • Nickname: Elektro
  • Pronunciation: E-lek-tro-za-vodsk
  • Meaning "Electricity Factory"
• Berezino (Березино)
  • Nickname: Berry / Berries / Berez
  • Pronunciation: Be-re-zee-no or Bear-yo-zin-uh
• Svetloyarsk (Светлоярск)
  • Nickname: Svetlo / Svet
  • Pronunciation: Svet-lo-yarsk
  • Meaning "Bright Ravine City"

Inland Towns & Locations

• Stary Sobor (Старый Собор)
  • Nickname: Stary / Starry
  • Pronunciation: Sta-ry So-bor
  • Meaning "Old Cathedral"
• Novy Sobor (Новый Собор)
  • Nickname: Novy
  • Pronunciation: No-vy So-bor
  • Meaning "New Cathedral"
• Zelenogorsk (Зеленогорск)
  • Nickname: Zeleno / Zel
  • Pronunciation: Ze-le-no-gorsk
  • Meaning "Green Mountain Town"
• Vybor (Выбор)
  • Nickname: Viber (often mispronounced)
  • Pronunciation: Vee-bor
  • Meaning "Choice"
• Krasnostav (Красностав)
  • Nickname: Krasno
  • Pronunciation: Kras-no-stav
  • Meaning "Beautiful/Red Estate"
• Gorka (Горка)
  • Nickname: Gorka
  • Pronunciation: Gor-ka
  • Meaning "Small Hill"
• Kamyshovo (Камышово)
  • Nickname: Kami
  • Pronunciation: Ka-mee-sho-vo
  • Meaning "Reedsville"
• Solnechny (Солнечный)
  • Nickname: Sol
  • Pronunciation: Sol-neech-nee
  • Meaning "Sunny"

Other Notable Localities

Common Geographical Suffixes for Pronunciation

• -ovo / -ovo: Often equivalent to the English suffix "-ville" or "-ton".
• -gorsk: Indicates a town associated with a mountain ("gora").
• -grad: Indicates a city (archaic for "gorod").