{
  "place_id": "skadovsk#7562_11828",
  "wikidata": "Q669688",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Скадовськ",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Skadovsk",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010; the same system was adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Skadovs’k",
          "why": "Older Ukrainian transcription preserving the soft sign. BGN/PCGN 1965 Ukrainian transliteration, superseded for US/UK geographical use in 2019; supplied as a technical retrieval form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Skadovsʹk",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; a technical search form, not an independently attested English exonym. ALA-LC Ukrainian table, 2011 edition, with its bibliographic diacritics; a catalogue retrieval form rather than a separate English exonym."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Skadovsk",
      "why": "Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.",
      "alternatives": []
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Skadovsk is a port town in Kherson Oblast on Dzharylhach Bay. Its shallow coastal waters and proximity to Dzharylhach Island shaped its history as a seaside resort.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "",
  "rank": 573,
  "slug": "skadovsk"
}