{
  "place_id": "turiisk#7837_11362",
  "wikidata": "Q1996528",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Турійськ",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Turiisk",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Turiysk",
          "why": "Older English transcription using y for й."
        },
        {
          "name": "Turzysk",
          "why": "Polish historical or community name recorded in regional references; English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Touriïsk",
          "why": "French reference spelling for matching French titles quoted in English; not a claimed common English exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Turiys’k",
          "why": "BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Turìjsʹk",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Turiĭsʹk",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Турійськ",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Touriisk",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Touriïsk for English retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Touriïsk",
      "why": "French article title uses Touriïsk, while its introduction also prints international Turiisk.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Turzysk",
          "why": "Polish historical name explicitly quoted in the French locality reference."
        },
        {
          "name": "Turiisk",
          "why": "International spelling for French texts citing Ukrainian or English sources; independent French prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Turiys’k",
          "why": "BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965) form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Turìjsʹk",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Turiĭsʹk",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table) form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Touriisk",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Touriïsk for French retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Turiisk is a settlement in the Volhynian part of northwestern Ukraine. It has a long history as a market town and now serves a surrounding settlement community in Kovel Raion.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Standard-derived romanizations are retrieval aids, not claims of English or French prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turiisk ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touriïsk.",
  "dropped": [],
  "version": 0,
  "rank": 1598,
  "slug": "turiisk"
}