{
  "place_id": "borova#7743_12090",
  "wikidata": "Q2010649",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Борова",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Borova",
      "why": "Current official Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use. Also matches BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also matches ISO 9:1995 character transliteration. Also matches ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Borovaya",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling for matching older English geographical references; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Борова",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Borova",
      "why": "Same as in English; used as the French locality heading.",
      "alternatives": []
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Borova is a settlement in Izium Raion of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It lies near the Oskil River and is distinct from the settlement of the same name in Kyiv Oblast.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Standard-derived forms support retrieval without implying English or French press adoption. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borova,_Izium_Raion,_Kharkiv_Oblast ; https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2010649 ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borova_(oblast_de_Kharkiv).",
  "dropped": [],
  "version": 0,
  "rank": 1681,
  "slug": "borova-q2010649"
}