{
  "place_id": "balky#7632_11941",
  "wikidata": "Q4076688",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Балки",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Balky",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use. Also identical to BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also identical to ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Balki",
          "why": "Russian-based Latin spelling for matching older or Russian-derived references in English; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming. ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Балки",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Balky",
      "why": "Same as in English; no separate established French prose name was verified.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Balki",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Balky is a village in Vasylivka Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, beside Dniprorudne. Its surrounding steppe contains important archaeological sites, including the Scythian burial mound of Haimanova Mohyla.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Balky is the village beside Dniprorudne, not a namesake elsewhere. Kakhovka Reservoir references are historical after the 2023 dam destruction. https://old.vasrr.gov.ua/edge/s_balki/ Standard-derived romanizations are retrieval aids, not claims of English or French prose frequency. Independent French locality-reference attestation is limited. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4076688 ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Балки_(Василівський_район) ; https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkî,_Vasîlivka.",
  "dropped": [],
  "version": 0,
  "rank": 1520,
  "slug": "balky"
}