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Halych
Halych (Галич in Ukrainian or Russian [pronounced Halych and Galich]; Halicz in Polish; העליטש [Helitsh or Heylitsh] in Yiddish) is a town in Ukraine. It was the capital of historic Galicia from its foundation in the mid-11th century until the early 14th century, when it was the capital was moved to L'viv. Today Halych is a small rayon center of Ivano-Frankivs'k region, Ukraine.
When its name is transliterated from Russian, it is not to be confused with Galich, Russia.
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