{
  "place_id": "hurzuf#7475_11904",
  "wikidata": "Q1026062",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Гурзуф",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Hurzuf",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Gurzuf",
          "why": "Russian-based and Crimean Tatar spelling widely used in English travel and cultural history. ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Hourzouf",
          "why": "French spelling, useful when an English text cites French maps, titles or historical sources; not the selected English main form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Гурзуф",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling, useful when matching quoted local maps, addresses and source titles in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Hourzouf",
      "why": "French Ukrainian-based reference form, with ou for у; Russian-derived Gourzouf remains familiar in French cultural writing.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Gourzouf",
          "why": "Russian-derived French form, familiar in French writing about artists and Crimea."
        },
        {
          "name": "Gurzuf",
          "why": "Crimean Tatar spelling explicitly quoted in French references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Hurzuf",
          "why": "International spelling also useful for French source matching; the selected French main follows French reference transcription."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Hurzuf is a coastal settlement east of Yalta in Crimea, Ukraine. It is associated with artists and writers and lies near the Artek children's camp.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Hurzuf follows Ukrainian romanization; Gurzuf remains widespread in cultural and travel references. UA follows internationally recognized sovereignty over Crimea. System-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurzuf ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hourzouf.",
  "rank": 1042,
  "slug": "hurzuf"
}