{
  "place_id": "novi-sanzhary#7740_11906",
  "wikidata": "Q1992503",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Нові Санжари",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Novi Sanzhary",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. The same string also results from BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Novye Sanzhary",
          "why": "Russian-based Latin form for matching historical or multilingual sources; English prose frequency is not established. Not an official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Novyye Sanzhary",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling marking both sounds in ые."
        },
        {
          "name": "Novi Sanjary",
          "why": "French reference spelling; useful when English writing cites French titles or sources. Not asserted to be a usual English exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Novì Sanžari",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Novi Sanz͡hary",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Нові Санжари",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local maps, addresses and source titles quoted in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Novi Sanjary",
      "why": "Attested French geographical reference spelling; follows French transcription conventions.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Novi Sanzhary",
          "why": "International spelling retained for French source matching; French reference usage also has the adapted main form above."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Novi Sanzhary is a settlement on the Vorskla River in Ukraine's Poltava Oblast. Its riverside setting and pine woods supported its development as a spa and recreation centre.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novi_Sanzhary ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novi_Sanjary.",
  "rank": 1184,
  "slug": "novi-sanzhary"
}