{
  "place_id": "tarakliia#7550_11592",
  "wikidata": "Q2006121",
  "country": "MD",
  "local_name": "Taraclia",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Taraclia",
      "why": "Current official Romanian Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is required.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Tarakliya",
          "why": "Russian- and Bulgarian-based English form of Тараклия."
        },
        {
          "name": "Taraklia",
          "why": "Alternative English spelling with k, reflecting the pronunciation of Romanian c before l."
        },
        {
          "name": "Тараклия",
          "why": "Bulgarian and Russian spelling, retained for local-source matching in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Taraclia",
      "why": "Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage, without a separate French exonym.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Taraklia",
          "why": "French phonetic spelling with k, useful in citations; official Romanian Taraclia remains main."
        },
        {
          "name": "Tarakliya",
          "why": "Russian/Bulgarian-based international spelling when quoted in French sources; frequency in French prose unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Taraclia is a district town in southern Moldova. It is a major centre of the country's Bulgarian community and has a university associated with Bulgarian language and culture.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraclia ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraclia.",
  "rank": 965,
  "slug": "taraclia"
}