{
  "place_id": "kahul#7550_11566",
  "wikidata": "Q503469",
  "country": "MD",
  "local_name": "Cahul",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Cahul",
      "why": "Current Romanian-language local name, retained in English in its native Latin spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kagul",
          "why": "Russian-based English name, also associated with the historical battle."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kahul",
          "why": "Alternative English spelling."
        },
        {
          "name": "Frumoasa",
          "why": "Former name before Cahul was adopted in 1835."
        },
        {
          "name": "Кагул",
          "why": "Russian original-script name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Cahul",
      "why": "Romanian local spelling retained in current French geographical use; historical French also uses Kahoul and Kagoul.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kahoul",
          "why": "Traditional French transcription, including in historical references to the battle."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kagoul",
          "why": "Russian-mediated French historical spelling."
        },
        {
          "name": "Frumoasa",
          "why": "Former name, useful in French historical accounts predating 1835."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Cahul is a city in southern Moldova, near the lower Prut. It is known for its university and its mineral-water spa tradition.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "The battle of Cahul/Kagoul is a related historical event, not the municipality itself. Input label 'Кагул' is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling. The 1835 name is confirmed by the national news agency: https://www.moldpres.md/rom/turism/municipiul-cahul-marcheaza-516-ani-de-la-prima-atestare-documentara .",
  "rank": 447,
  "slug": "cahul"
}