{
  "place_id": "alupka#7467_11891",
  "wikidata": "Q448047",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Алупка",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Alupka",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Aloupka",
          "why": "Traditional French spelling, quoted in English cultural and travel references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Алупка",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling, useful when matching quoted local maps, addresses and source titles in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Aloupka",
      "why": "Established French spelling, with ou for у; French references retain this form for the Crimean resort.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Alupka",
          "why": "International spelling retained in French source titles; Aloupka uses French ou."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Alupka is a coastal town west of Yalta in Crimea, Ukraine. It is known for the Vorontsov Palace and its park below the Crimean Mountains.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "UA follows internationally recognized sovereignty over Crimea. Aloupka is the French spelling; Alupka remains the Ukrainian national and usual English form. System-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alupka ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloupka.",
  "rank": 1082,
  "slug": "alupka"
}