{
  "place_id": "kruhle#8013_11655",
  "wikidata": "Q2630517",
  "country": "BY",
  "local_name": "Круглае",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Kruhlaye",
      "why": "Belarusian-based English reference spelling; Russian-based forms and dated national-system spellings are distinguished below.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Krugloye",
          "why": "Russian-based English name from Круглое."
        },
        {
          "name": "Krugloe",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling without an inserted y."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kruhlaje",
          "why": "Belarusian national geographical romanization (2007), recommended by the UN in 2012; dated system form, not a claim that Belarus retained these domestic rules after 2023."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kruhłe",
          "why": "Polish historical name quoted in English regional or genealogical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kruhla",
          "why": "Spelling on a 1749 map quoted in English reference text; historical documentary form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Круглае",
          "why": "Original Belarusian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kruhle",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Kruhłe for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Kruhlaye",
      "why": "Same as in English; retained for French readers without claiming an established French preference. French naming data instead labels the place Kruhlaje.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kruhlaje",
          "why": "Belarusian Latin form used as the French Wikidata label; no independent French prose preference was verified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Kruhlaye is a town in the Mogilev Region of eastern Belarus. It serves as an administrative centre for the surrounding rural district.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Belarusian 2007/UN 2012 labels are dated; domestic rules changed in 2023. Independent French reference attestation is limited. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kruhlaye.",
  "rank": 1346,
  "slug": "kruhlaye"
}