{
  "place_id": "unheny#7622_11544",
  "wikidata": "Q858713",
  "country": "MD",
  "local_name": "Ungheni",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Ungheni",
      "why": "Romanian Latin-script name used in English; native spelling retained.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Ungeny",
          "why": "Russian-based romanization found in Soviet-era English references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ungheny",
          "why": "Older international spelling in geographical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Унгены",
          "why": "Russian original-script name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Ungheni",
      "why": "Same spelling as in English; French references retain the local Latin-script name, without a fixed article.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Oungheni",
          "why": "Older French transcription with ou; the Romanian spelling is now preferable."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ungeny",
          "why": "Russian-mediated form in older French geographical references."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Ungheni is a city in western Moldova on the Prut, opposite Romania. Its railway bridge and border crossing make it an important link between the two countries.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Distinguish the Moldovan city from the settlement also called Ungheni on the Romanian bank. Input label 'Унгени' is Ukrainian or an indirect spelling; local_name is restored to the native-language form.",
  "rank": 384,
  "slug": "ungheni"
}