{
  "place_id": "voronovo#8008_11406",
  "wikidata": "Q2470394",
  "country": "BY",
  "local_name": "Воранава",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Voranava",
      "why": "Belarusian-based English reference spelling; Russian-derived and dated national-system forms are distinguished below. Also identical to the dated national 2007/UN 2012 form.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Voronovo",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling for matching older English geographical references; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Voranova",
          "why": "English naming-data spelling with final a."
        },
        {
          "name": "Voronova",
          "why": "English naming-data variant with Russian-like first syllable and final a."
        },
        {
          "name": "Woronów",
          "why": "Polish historical or community name quoted in regional references; independent English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Werenowo",
          "why": "Polish historical or community name quoted in regional references; independent English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Werenów",
          "why": "Polish historical variant indexed in English naming data."
        },
        {
          "name": "Woronowo",
          "why": "Polish historical variant indexed in English naming data."
        },
        {
          "name": "Varanavas",
          "why": "Lithuanian neighbouring-language name indexed in English naming data."
        },
        {
          "name": "Woranawa",
          "why": "Belarusian Latin spelling recorded in English naming data; w is used in place of v."
        },
        {
          "name": "Воранава",
          "why": "Original Belarusian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Woronow",
          "why": "Diacritic-free form of Woronów for English indexing; independent prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Werenow",
          "why": "Diacritic-free form of Werenów for English indexing; independent prose frequency unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Voranava",
      "why": "Same as in English; no distinct established French prose form verified.",
      "alternatives": []
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Voranava is a settlement and district centre in Grodno Region, western Belarus. It lies near the Lithuanian border in a region with longstanding Belarusian, Polish and Lithuanian connections.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Belarusian Voranava selected; neighbouring Lithuanian Varanavas and Polish Werenowo/Woronów are language forms, not recent renamings. National-system references are dated 2007/UN 2012; domestic rules changed in 2023. Independent French locality-prose evidence is limited. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voranava.",
  "dropped": [],
  "version": 0,
  "rank": 1649,
  "slug": "voranava"
}