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Resolution II/9 (1972)

Romanization of Hebrew geographical names

The Conference,

Noting that the romanization system described in footnotes 1 and 2 to document E/CONF.61/L.15,1 has been accepted and legalized by the Government of Israel,

Noting further that a substantial body of toponymy exists in terms of this system,

Recommends the adoption of this system for the romanization of geographical names in Israel for international use.


1Second United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names: Vol. II. Technical papers, 1972, p. 5.


Note. This resolution is elaborated in res. III/13 and updated by res. IX/9.