{
  "place_id": "varva#7805_11817",
  "wikidata": "Q1973753",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Варва",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Varva",
      "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 ISO 9:1995 character transliteration. The same string also results from ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Варва",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching quoted local source titles, maps and addresses."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Varva",
      "why": "Same form as in English; used in French geographical reference headings.",
      "alternatives": []
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Varva is a settlement on the Udai River in southern Chernihiv Oblast. Its local economy has links with the oil and gas industry of the surrounding region.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varva ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varva ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Варва.",
  "rank": 1237,
  "slug": "varva"
}