{
  "place_id": "horodok#8081_11665",
  "wikidata": "Q954265",
  "country": "BY",
  "local_name": "Гарадок",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Haradok",
      "why": "Belarusian-based English form, preserving the Belarusian vowels rather than Russian Gorodok.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Gorodok",
          "why": "Russian-based English form from Городок; distinguish from numerous namesakes."
        },
        {
          "name": "Garadok",
          "why": "Alternative English spelling with g, reflecting another transliteration convention."
        },
        {
          "name": "Horodek",
          "why": "Polish historical name used in English historical and genealogical references to this place."
        },
        {
          "name": "Гарадок",
          "why": "Original Belarusian spelling, retained for matching local sources cited in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Haradok",
      "why": "Same form as in English; retained in the French reference entry, without a separate French exonym.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Gorodok",
          "why": "Russian-based name given in French reference material; distinguish from Ukrainian namesakes."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Haradok is a town north of Vitebsk in northeastern Belarus. It is a district centre in a landscape of lakes, woods and small rivers.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Belarusian 2007 geographical forms are dated historical standards; no implementation of the replacement domestic instruction of 2023 is claimed.",
  "rank": 865,
  "slug": "haradok"
}