{
  "place_id": "kitskany#7599_11644",
  "wikidata": "Q2626650",
  "country": "MD",
  "local_name": "Chițcani",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Chițcani",
      "why": "Current official Romanian Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Chiţcani",
          "why": "Legacy Romanian cedilla typography of Chițcani."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kitskany",
          "why": "Russian-based English spelling of Кицканы, common in Transnistrian references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Chitcani",
          "why": "Diacritic-free Romanian spelling."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Chițcani",
      "why": "Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Chiţcani",
          "why": "Legacy cedilla typography also encountered in French sources."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kitskany",
          "why": "Russian-based international name useful in French Transnistria citations; preferred French adaptation not established."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kizkany",
          "why": "Russian/Ukrainian name as transcribed in the French reference entry; French spelling is not uniform."
        },
        {
          "name": "Chitcani",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Chițcani for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Chițcani is a village near Tighina in Moldova's Transnistrian region. It is known for the Noul Neamț monastery.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Country MD follows internationally recognized sovereignty; the village is in the Transnistrian region. Chițcani and Chiţcani differ typographically, while Kitskany is Russian-based. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chițcani ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chițcani_(Dnister). Some reference requests failed during research; surviving checks and unresolved usage limitations are distinguished above.",
  "rank": 1086,
  "slug": "chitcani"
}