{
  "place_id": "valky#7768_11978",
  "wikidata": "Q1104747",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Валки",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Valky",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. The same string also results from BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). The same string also results from ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Valki",
          "why": "Russian-based English reference form, with i for ы. ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Валки",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local maps, addresses and source titles quoted in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Valky",
      "why": "Same form as in English; used in French geographical references.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Valki",
          "why": "Russian-based form explicitly given in French references."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Valky is a small city west of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine. It grew along routes across the Sloboda Ukraine frontier and remains a local service centre.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valky ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valky.",
  "rank": 1114,
  "slug": "valky"
}