{
  "place_id": "desna#7829_11709",
  "wikidata": "Q587522",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Десна",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Desna",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. The same string also results from BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). The same string also results from ISO 9:1995 character transliteration. The same string also results from ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Десна",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching quoted local source titles, maps and addresses."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Desna",
      "why": "Same form as in English; used in French geographical reference headings.",
      "alternatives": []
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Desna is a settlement in southern Chernihiv Oblast near the river of the same name. It is closely associated with a large Ukrainian military training centre.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desna,_Chernihiv_Oblast ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desna_(oblast_de_Tchernihiv).",
  "rank": 1266,
  "slug": "desna"
}