{
  "place_id": "chabany#7796_11690",
  "wikidata": "Q546706",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Чабани",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Chabany",
      "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 ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Tchabany",
          "why": "French reference spelling for identifying French sources quoted in English; not claimed as a common English exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Čabani",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, independent English prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Чабани",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Tchabany",
      "why": "French locality reference heading; follows French transcription conventions.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Chabany",
          "why": "International spelling for French cross-references; independent French prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Čabani",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 form for French catalogue matching; not verified as French prose usage."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Chabany is a settlement on the southern edge of Kyiv, Ukraine. Agricultural research institutions have played a notable role in its development.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Agricultural research association independently checked. https://www.ilca-ltu.eu/about/ Standard-derived forms support retrieval without implying English or French press adoption. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chabany ; https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546706 ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tchabany.",
  "dropped": [],
  "version": 0,
  "rank": 1696,
  "slug": "chabany"
}