{
  "place_id": "sofiivka#7681_12121",
  "wikidata": "Q4215261",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Софіївка",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Sofiivka",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Karlo-Marksove",
          "why": "Former Ukrainian Soviet name, replaced by Sofiivka in 2016."
        },
        {
          "name": "Karlo-Marksovo",
          "why": "Russian form of the former name, retained in occupation-era sources after the Ukrainian renaming in 2016."
        },
        {
          "name": "Sofiyivka",
          "why": "Older Ukrainian-based spelling using yi for ї. BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Sofiïvka",
          "why": "French spelling, useful when an English text cites French maps, titles or historical sources; not the selected English main form. ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Sofìïvka",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Софіївка",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling, useful when matching quoted local maps, addresses and source titles in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Sofiïvka",
      "why": "Attested French reference spelling; the adaptation follows French transcription conventions rather than English spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Karlo-Marksove",
          "why": "Former Ukrainian name recorded in French references; replaced by Sofiivka in 2016."
        },
        {
          "name": "Karlo-Marksovo",
          "why": "Russian form of the former name for French archival searches; the Ukrainian legal name changed in 2016."
        },
        {
          "name": "Sofiivka",
          "why": "International spelling also useful for French source matching; the selected French main follows French reference transcription."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Sofiivka is a settlement near Yenakiieve in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast. Its history is connected with the coal-mining communities of the Donbas.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Current Ukrainian name restored in 2016, resolution 1351-VIII of 12 May. Sofiivka was the pre-Soviet name; Karla Marksa preceded Karlo-Marksove, which was adopted in 1965. https://old.uinp.gov.ua/sites/default/files/perelik_pereymenovanih_nas_punktiv.pdf ; https://esu.com.ua/article-9861 System-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofiivka,_Yenakiieve_urban_hromada,_Horlivka_Raion,_Donetsk_Oblast ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofiïvka_(raïon_de_Horlivka).",
  "rank": 1013,
  "slug": "sofiivka"
}