{
  "place_id": "saky#7507_11865",
  "wikidata": "Q161970",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Саки",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Saky",
      "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": "Saki",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling widely used in English geographical writing."
        },
        {
          "name": "Saq",
          "why": "Crimean Tatar Latin-script name, used in discussions of local culture."
        },
        {
          "name": "Саки",
          "why": "Cyrillic spelling shared by Ukrainian and Russian."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Saky",
      "why": "Same as in English; the Ukrainian-based spelling is used in French references, alongside Saki from Russian.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Saki",
          "why": "Russian-based alternative used in French geographical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Saq",
          "why": "Crimean Tatar name supplied in French references to the town."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Saky is a spa town in western Crimea, near a saline lake inland from the Black Sea. Its mud treatments have long drawn visitors to the area.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Crimea is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine. Reference for the three language forms: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saky_(Crim%C3%A9e) . 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": 413,
  "slug": "saky"
}