{
  "place_id": "bohodukhiv#7786_11973",
  "wikidata": "Q889930",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Богодухів",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Bohodukhiv",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010; the same system was adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. BGN/PCGN 1965 gives the same string. ALA-LC (2011) gives the same string.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Bogodukhov",
          "why": "Russian-based name in older English maps and historical records."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bogoduhov",
          "why": "Simplified international spelling of the Russian form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bogoduhìv",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; standard-derived retrieval form, with medium confidence in textual use."
        },
        {
          "name": "Богодухів",
          "why": "Ukrainian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Bohodoukhiv",
      "why": "French reference spelling, adapted to French transcription conventions; usage is not uniform across publishers.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Bogodoukhov",
          "why": "Russian-mediated French spelling in older geographical sources."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bohodukhiv",
          "why": "International Ukrainian form retained in French sources."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Bohodukhiv is a town in Kharkiv Oblast on the Merla River. It serves an agricultural district northwest of Kharkiv and has a history of food processing.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "",
  "rank": 665,
  "slug": "bohodukhiv"
}