{
  "place_id": "shevchenkove#7530_11629",
  "wikidata": "Q25024",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Шевченкове",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Shevchenkove",
      "why": "Current official Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use. Also matches BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also matches ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Caramahmet",
          "why": "Romanian historical name explicitly quoted in English history; replaced by Shevchenkove in 1945."
        },
        {
          "name": "Karamahmet",
          "why": "Ukrainian-based historical name used in English local history; replaced in 1945."
        },
        {
          "name": "Shevchenkovo",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling for matching older English geographical references; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Chevtchenkove",
          "why": "French reference spelling for identifying French sources quoted in English; not claimed as a common English exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ševčenkove",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, independent English prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Шевченкове",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Chevtchenkove",
      "why": "French locality reference heading; follows French transcription conventions.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Caramahmet",
          "why": "Romanian historical name quoted in French locality history; replaced by the Shevchenko-based name in 1945."
        },
        {
          "name": "Shevchenkove",
          "why": "International spelling for French cross-references; independent French prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ševčenkove",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 form for French catalogue matching; not verified as French prose usage."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Shevchenkove is a village in Izmail Raion of Odesa Oblast, southwestern Ukraine. It lies in the Danube region and was formerly known as Karamahmet.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Caramahmet/Karamahmet replaced by Shevchenkove in 1945. The village is in Izmail Raion, not one of the numerous Ukrainian namesakes. Standard-derived forms support retrieval without implying English or French press adoption. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shevchenkove,_Izmail_Raion,_Odesa_Oblast ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevtchenkove_(oblast_d'Odessa).",
  "dropped": [],
  "version": 0,
  "rank": 1620,
  "slug": "shevchenkove-q25024"
}