{
  "place_id": "dovhe#7687_11293",
  "wikidata": "Q854760",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Довге",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Dovhe",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. Also identical to BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also identical to ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Dolgoe",
          "why": "Russian-based Latin spelling for matching older and Russian-derived English references; actual English prose frequency is unverified. Not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dolgoye",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling using ye in the ending."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dolha",
          "why": "Hungarian historical or community name recorded in regional references; English prose frequency is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Hosszúmező",
          "why": "Earlier Hungarian name explicitly given in English locality history; do not confuse with other settlements bearing this name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Hozyowmezew",
          "why": "Medieval documentary spelling quoted in English local history."
        },
        {
          "name": "Naghdolha",
          "why": "Older documentary name quoted in English local history."
        },
        {
          "name": "Nagh Dolha",
          "why": "Spaced documentary version explicitly given in English local history."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dovge",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Довге",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Hosszumezo",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Hosszúmező for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Dovhe",
      "why": "Same as in English; retained for French readers because no separate established French form was verified.",
      "alternatives": []
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Dovhe is a settlement in the Borzhava valley in Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast. It lies among the southern foothills of the Carpathians and serves as a local community centre.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "English reference still describes a village, while Ukrainian reference says settlement since a status change in 2025; neutral settlement is used. Dolha and older Hosszúmező names are historical, and no recent renaming is asserted. Standard-derived forms are retrieval aids, not claims of English prose frequency. Independent French reference attestation is limited. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dovhe,_Zakarpattia_Oblast ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Довге_(Хустський_район) ; https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolha,_Irșava.",
  "rank": 1369,
  "slug": "dovhe"
}