{
  "place_id": "merefa#7767_12003",
  "wikidata": "Q1019408",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Мерефа",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Merefa",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, followed by BGN/PCGN since 2019; selected as the English main form.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Méréfa",
          "why": "French accent-marked name quoted in cross-language sources."
        },
        {
          "name": "Мерефа",
          "why": "Ukrainian original-script name, useful in quotations and bilingual indexes; not a romanized English name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Merefa",
      "why": "Same as in English; editorial choice for French reference use. A place-specific official French recommendation has not been established.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Méréfa",
          "why": "French spelling with accents to guide pronunciation."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Merefa is a town south-west of Kharkiv in Kharkiv Oblast. It has long-standing glassmaking and railway connections within the Kharkiv region.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Russian and Ukrainian spellings are both Мерефа; they should not be presented as a name change. Romanization references: https://mfa.gov.ua/en/correctua ; https://arhiiv.eki.ee/wgrs/v3_0/rom2_uk.htm ; https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/ukrainia.pdf .",
  "rank": 463,
  "slug": "merefa"
}