{
  "place_id": "rohachov#7949_11669",
  "wikidata": "Q955468",
  "country": "BY",
  "local_name": "Рагачоў",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Rahachow",
      "why": "Established English Belarusian-based form following BGN/PCGN 1979 conventions; final w renders Belarusian ў.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Rahačoŭ",
          "why": "Belarusian national geographical romanization as revised in 2007 and approved by the UN in 2012; historical standard, superseded domestically in 2023."
        },
        {
          "name": "Rahačaŭ",
          "why": "Traditional Belarusian Łacinka spelling, used in Belarusian cultural and historical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Rogachev",
          "why": "Russian-based English name, well established in historical writing."
        },
        {
          "name": "Rogachyov",
          "why": "Romanization of Russian Рогачёв making ё explicit."
        },
        {
          "name": "Rogachov",
          "why": "Simplified Russian-based English variant."
        },
        {
          "name": "Rohaczów",
          "why": "Historical Polish name used in English histories and family records."
        },
        {
          "name": "Рогачёв",
          "why": "Russian original-script name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Rahatchow",
      "why": "French Belarusian-based geographical form using tch for ч; distinct from Russian-based Rogatchev in older French references.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Rogatchev",
          "why": "Russian-based French geographical form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Rogatchiov",
          "why": "French rendering that makes Russian ё explicit."
        },
        {
          "name": "Rahachow",
          "why": "International English-oriented spelling found in French map references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Rohaczów",
          "why": "Polish historical form encountered in French accounts of the former Polish territories; not a modern French transcription."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Rahachow is a town in Gomel Region in Belarus, where the Drut meets the Dnieper. Its long history connects medieval river trade with later manufacturing.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Belarusian and Russian are both official languages. The 2007 national romanization must not be described as the current domestic standard after the 2023 change. French spelling checked at https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahatchow . Input label 'Рогачов' is Ukrainian or an indirect spelling; local_name is restored to the native-language form.",
  "rank": 331,
  "slug": "rahachow"
}