{
  "place_id": "druzhnyi#7979_11549",
  "wikidata": "Q4168898",
  "country": "BY",
  "local_name": "Дружны",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Druzhny",
      "why": "Conventional Belarusian-based English form; the 2007 national geographical romanization is listed separately where it differs.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Druzhnyy",
          "why": "Russian-based English form of Дружный."
        },
        {
          "name": "Druzhnyi",
          "why": "Alternative English romanization of the Russian name; not the Belarusian national form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Družny",
          "why": "Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012; dated system form, not a claim that domestic rules remained unchanged after 2023."
        },
        {
          "name": "Drużny",
          "why": "Polish form for matching regional source titles; English frequency not verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Дружны",
          "why": "Original Belarusian spelling for matching local source titles and addresses cited in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Дружный",
          "why": "Russian-script name recorded in local/reference sources, retained for matching quotations in English; not a preferred English spelling."
        },
        {
          "name": "Druzny",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Drużny for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Druzhny",
      "why": "Same form as in English, selected for French source matching; an established French exonym or press preference was not verified.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Družny",
          "why": "Belarusian national Latin spelling, useful when French sources quote Belarusian maps."
        },
        {
          "name": "Druzny",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Družny for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Druzhny is a settlement near Svislach in Minsk Region, Belarus. It was developed for a planned nuclear heat-and-power project that was later replaced by a conventional power station.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "low",
  "notes": "Belarusian local name is Дружны, not Ukrainian Дружний. No settled French-specific form verified, so the English spelling is retained rather than assigning an unattested French exonym. The Belarusian 2007 geographical system is identified by date; no claim that it remains the unchanged domestic standard after 2023. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druzhny,_Minsk_Region.",
  "rank": 948,
  "slug": "druzhny"
}