{
  "place_id": "selydove#7675_12072",
  "wikidata": "Q951436",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Селидове",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Selydove",
      "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": "Selidovo",
          "why": "Russian-based English spelling."
        },
        {
          "name": "Selidove",
          "why": "Older mixed spelling in international references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Selydovo",
          "why": "Mixed Ukrainian- and Russian-based spelling encountered in reporting."
        },
        {
          "name": "Селидове",
          "why": "Ukrainian original-script name, useful in quotations and bilingual indexes; not a romanized English name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Selydove",
      "why": "Same spelling as in English; used by the ICRC in French-language reporting. French references also use accented Selydové and Sélydové.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Selydové",
          "why": "French geographical spelling with an accent indicating the final vowel."
        },
        {
          "name": "Selidovo",
          "why": "Russian-based form in French references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Sélydové",
          "why": "Accented French spelling documented in French geographical references; Selydove without accents is also current."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Selydove is a city in Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Its growth was closely connected with the Donbas coalfield and the settlements around its mines.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Description concerns the city’s historical development, without asserting a current population or control line. 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 . French usage: https://www.icrc.org/fr/document/ukraine-cicr-achemine-des-secours-vitaux-aux-civils-localites-proches-bakhmount ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selydove .",
  "rank": 461,
  "slug": "selydove"
}