{
  "place_id": "kiliia#7524_11625",
  "wikidata": "Q889966",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Кілія",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Kiliia",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010; the same system was adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kiliya",
          "why": "Older English rendering of the Ukrainian name, also produced by BGN/PCGN 1965. BGN/PCGN 1965 Ukrainian transliteration, superseded for US/UK geographical use in 2019; supplied as a technical retrieval form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kiliya Nova",
          "why": "Extended historical distinguishing form meaning New Kiliya, used to distinguish it from the settlement across the Danube."
        },
        {
          "name": "Chilia",
          "why": "Romanian name used in English histories of Bessarabia and the Danube."
        },
        {
          "name": "Chilia Nouă",
          "why": "Romanian distinguishing name for the town on the Ukrainian bank, as opposed to Chilia Veche in Romania."
        },
        {
          "name": "Chilia Noua",
          "why": "Diacritic-free version of the Romanian distinguishing name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kilia",
          "why": "Long-used international spelling, also the French reference form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kìlìâ",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; a technical search form, not an independently attested English exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kilii͡a",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian table, 2011 edition, with its bibliographic diacritics; a catalogue retrieval form rather than a separate English exonym."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Kilia",
      "why": "French reference spelling, adapted to French transcription conventions; usage is not uniform across publishers.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Chilia",
          "why": "Romanian form encountered in French historical accounts of Bessarabia."
        },
        {
          "name": "Chilia Nouă",
          "why": "Romanian distinguishing form used in French Danube geography; identifies the Ukrainian-bank town."
        },
        {
          "name": "Chilia Noua",
          "why": "Accent-free version of the Romanian historical name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kiliya",
          "why": "Older international transcription, retained in some French maps and quoted sources."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kiliia",
          "why": "International Ukrainian spelling retained in French texts that follow Ukrainian name forms; see the English entry for the system."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Kiliia is a town in Odesa Oblast on the northern arm of the Danube delta. Its position on the river gave it a long history as a trading port and a contested frontier settlement.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Chilia Veche is the separate settlement on the Romanian bank; it is not an alternative name for this town.",
  "rank": 503,
  "slug": "kiliia"
}