{
  "place_id": "skvyra#7762_11649",
  "wikidata": "Q70598",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Сквира",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Skvyra",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010; the same system was adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. BGN/PCGN 1965 gives the same string. ALA-LC (2011) gives the same string.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Skvira",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling widely used in English historical records. ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; standard-derived retrieval form, with medium confidence in textual use."
        },
        {
          "name": "Skver",
          "why": "Yiddish name familiar in English writing about the Hasidic dynasty."
        },
        {
          "name": "Skwere",
          "why": "Alternative Yiddish romanization used in historical and genealogical contexts."
        },
        {
          "name": "Сквира",
          "why": "Ukrainian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Skvyra",
      "why": "Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Skvira",
          "why": "Russian-mediated name in older French geography."
        },
        {
          "name": "Skver",
          "why": "Historical name used in French writing about the Hasidic movement."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Skvyra is a town in Kyiv Oblast southwest of Kyiv. It is known in Jewish history as the place associated with the Skver Hasidic dynasty.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "",
  "rank": 628,
  "slug": "skvyra"
}