{
  "place_id": "kalanchak#7569_11849",
  "wikidata": "Q2010759",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Каланчак",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Kalanchak",
      "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": "Kalantchak",
          "why": "French spelling, useful when an English text cites French maps, titles or historical sources; not the selected English main form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kalančak",
          "why": "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": "Каланчак",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling, useful when matching quoted local maps, addresses and source titles in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Kalantchak",
      "why": "Attested French reference spelling; the adaptation follows French transcription conventions rather than English spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kalanchak",
          "why": "International spelling also useful for French source matching; the selected French main follows French reference transcription."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Kalanchak is a settlement in Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. It is a local centre in the steppe near the approaches to Crimea.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "System-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanchak ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalantchak.",
  "rank": 1065,
  "slug": "kalanchak"
}