{
  "place_id": "durleshty#7612_11597",
  "wikidata": "Q2708692",
  "country": "MD",
  "local_name": "Durlești",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Durlești",
      "why": "Romanian Latin-script name used in English; native spelling retained.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Durleşti",
          "why": "Older Romanian typography with cedilla ş rather than comma-below ș."
        },
        {
          "name": "Durleshty",
          "why": "Russian-based romanization used in English geographical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Durlesti",
          "why": "ASCII form omitting the Romanian diacritic."
        },
        {
          "name": "Дурлешты",
          "why": "Russian original-script name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Durlești",
      "why": "Same spelling as in English; French references retain the local Latin-script name, without a fixed article.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Durleşti",
          "why": "Older Romanian type convention with cedilla ş, still encountered in French texts."
        },
        {
          "name": "Durlesti",
          "why": "French plain-text and search variant without native diacritics; the main form keeps the local spelling."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Durlești is a town adjoining the western side of Chișinău in Moldova. It belongs to Chișinău municipality and combines older village streets with expanding suburban housing.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Native Romanian uses ș with a comma below. The input population is not treated as current. Input label 'Дурлешти' is Ukrainian or an indirect spelling; local_name is restored to the native-language form.",
  "rank": 388,
  "slug": "durlesti"
}