{
  "place_id": "ladan#7806_11810",
  "wikidata": "Q4252521",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Ладан",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Ladan",
      "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 ISO 9:1995 character transliteration. Also identical to ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Ладан",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Ladan",
      "why": "Same as in English; used as the French geographical reference heading.",
      "alternatives": []
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Ladan is a settlement near Pryluky in Chernihiv Oblast. Its history includes an Orthodox monastery and an industrial works known for firefighting equipment.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Standard-derived forms are retrieval aids, not claims of English prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladan,_Chernihiv_Oblast ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladan_(oblast_de_Tchernihiv) ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ладан_(селище) ; https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ладан_(Чарнігаўская_вобласць) ; https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladan.",
  "rank": 1377,
  "slug": "ladan"
}