{
  "place_id": "aidar#7752_12172",
  "wikidata": "Q4325077",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Айдар",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Aidar",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name, adopted in September 2024; national romanization (2010) gives Aidar.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Novopskov",
          "why": "Former Ukrainian and Russian name, replaced in Ukrainian law by Aidar in September 2024; many foreign references retain the old name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Aydar",
          "why": "English spelling of the river and restored place name using y for й; frequency for the renamed settlement is not established. BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Aïdar",
          "why": "French spelling, useful when an English text cites French maps, titles or historical sources; not the selected English main form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ajdar",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Aĭdar",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Айдар",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling, useful when matching quoted local maps, addresses and source titles in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Aïdar",
      "why": "French reference account explicitly records Aïdar for the 2024 renaming; the diaeresis separates the vowels. Its older heading Novopskov survives.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Novopskov",
          "why": "Former name retained in French reporting and reference headings; replaced in Ukrainian law by Aidar in 2024."
        },
        {
          "name": "Aidar",
          "why": "International spelling also useful for French source matching; the selected French main follows French reference transcription."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Aidar is a settlement on the Aidar River in Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast. Long known as Novopskov, it has served as an administrative centre for the surrounding countryside.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Novopskov renamed Aidar by resolution 3984-IX of 19 September 2024. The French reference account explicitly records Aïdar although its heading remains Novopskov. https://komsamovr.rada.gov.ua/uploads/documents/44134.pdf System-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novopskov ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novopskov.",
  "rank": 1046,
  "slug": "aidar"
}