{
  "place_id": "stari-dorohy#7946_11570",
  "wikidata": "Q201403",
  "country": "BY",
  "local_name": "Старыя Дарогі",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Staryya Darohi",
      "why": "Conventional Belarusian-based English form; the 2007 national geographical romanization is listed separately where it differs.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Staryja Darohi",
          "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": "Staryye Dorogi",
          "why": "Russian-based English form of Старые Дороги."
        },
        {
          "name": "Starye Dorogi",
          "why": "Simplified Russian-based English spelling."
        },
        {
          "name": "Stare Dorohi",
          "why": "Historical Polish name quoted in English regional history and genealogical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Staryïa Darohi",
          "why": "French-language name, relevant when an English text quotes a French source title or historical reference; not the selected English main form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Старыя Дарогі",
          "why": "Original Belarusian spelling for matching local source titles and addresses cited in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Старые Дороги",
          "why": "Russian-script name recorded in local/reference sources, retained for matching quotations in English; not a preferred English spelling."
        },
        {
          "name": "Staryia Darohi",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Staryïa Darohi for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Staryïa Darohi",
      "why": "French reference form with ïa for the Belarusian ending; Russian-derived Starye Dorogui remains in French historical usage.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Starye Dorogui",
          "why": "Russian-based French form recorded in French geographical references; gui keeps the hard g sound before i."
        },
        {
          "name": "Staryja Darohi",
          "why": "Belarusian Latin spelling quoted in the French reference entry."
        },
        {
          "name": "Staryia Darohi",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Staryïa Darohi for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Staryya Darohi is a district town southeast of Minsk in Belarus. Its name means old roads, and its history includes a period as an estate of the Radziwiłł family.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "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/Staryya_Darohi ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staryïa_Darohi.",
  "rank": 909,
  "slug": "staryya-darohi"
}