{
  "place_id": "kamianets#7911_11322",
  "wikidata": "Q956614",
  "country": "BY",
  "local_name": "Каменец",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Kamyenyets",
      "why": "Conventional English reference form based on Belarusian; dated national geographical romanization is listed separately where different.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kamenets",
          "why": "Russian-based English form used in references to the town and tower."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kamyanyets",
          "why": "Alternative Belarusian-based English name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kamieniec",
          "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": "Kamieniec Litewski",
          "why": "Polish historical qualifying name distinguishing it from other Kamieniec towns."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kamenetz",
          "why": "Historical English spelling common in Jewish-community references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kamianiec",
          "why": "Alternative Belarusian Latin spelling indexed in English reference data."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kameniec",
          "why": "Alternative Latin spelling indexed in English reference data; system attribution uncertain."
        },
        {
          "name": "Komenitz",
          "why": "Jewish-community spelling indexed in English naming data."
        },
        {
          "name": "Komenitz D Lita",
          "why": "Qualified Jewish-community name indexed in English naming data; D Lita distinguishes the Lithuanian-region town."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kamyenyets Litevski",
          "why": "Historical qualifying English reference spelling."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kamenets-Litevski",
          "why": "Russian-derived historical qualifying form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kamenets-Litovskiy",
          "why": "Alternative Russian-based historical qualifying spelling."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kamjanets",
          "why": "Alternative international Latin spelling indexed in English naming data; system attribution uncertain."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kamjanec",
          "why": "Alternative Latin spelling indexed in English naming data; not the selected English main."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kamjanyec",
          "why": "Alternative Belarusian-oriented Latin spelling indexed in English reference data; exact system attribution uncertain."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kamieniets",
          "why": "French reference spelling; useful when English writing cites French titles or sources. Not asserted to be a usual English exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Каменец",
          "why": "Original Belarusian spelling for matching local titles quoted in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Kamieniets",
      "why": "French reference heading prefers Kamieniets; Kamianiets and Russian-based Kamenets coexist. French Wikidata instead labels the place Kamianets, so French usage is inconsistent.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kamianiets",
          "why": "Alternative Belarusian-based French name explicitly given alongside Kamieniets."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kamenets",
          "why": "Russian-based French name explicitly quoted in references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kamieniec",
          "why": "Polish name explicitly quoted in French references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kamianets",
          "why": "Form indexed as the French Wikidata label; French reference heading uses Kamieniets instead."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kamyenyets",
          "why": "International spelling retained for French source matching; French reference usage also has the adapted main form above."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Kamyenyets is a town on the Lyasnaya River in western Belarus. It is known for its medieval brick tower, a rare surviving defensive monument of its kind in the region.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Belarusian source spellings Каменец and Камянец coexist. English main follows conventional Kamyenyets; French reference heading Kamieniets differs from the French Wikidata label Kamianets. The tower is a landmark, not a separate synonym for the town. The national 2007/UN 2012 romanization is dated; Belarus changed its domestic rules in 2023. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamyenyets ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamieniets.",
  "rank": 1193,
  "slug": "kamyenyets"
}