{
  "place_id": "verkhovyna#7675_11378",
  "wikidata": "Q2037758",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Верховина",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Verkhovyna",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use. Also identical to BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also identical to ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Zhabie",
          "why": "Former Ukrainian name, replaced by Verkhovyna in 1962."
        },
        {
          "name": "Zhab'ie",
          "why": "Alternative romanization preserving the apostrophe of the former name Жаб’є; replaced in 1962."
        },
        {
          "name": "Żabie",
          "why": "Polish form of the former name, used in English histories of the interwar resort."
        },
        {
          "name": "Zhabye",
          "why": "Older transcription of the former name, using ye for є; replacement in 1962."
        },
        {
          "name": "Verhovina",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Верховина",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Zabie",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Żabie for English retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Verkhovyna",
      "why": "Same as in English; used as the French locality heading.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Jabié",
          "why": "Former name in French transcription, explicitly used in French history; replaced by Verkhovyna in 1962."
        },
        {
          "name": "Żabie",
          "why": "Polish former name explicitly used in French history for the pre-1962 resort."
        },
        {
          "name": "Verhovina",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Jabie",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Jabié for French retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Zabie",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Żabie for French retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Verkhovyna is a settlement on the Chornyi Cheremosh River in the Carpathians of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. It is a major centre of Hutsul culture, with museums devoted to local life and traditions.",
  "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://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2037758 ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkhovyna ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkhovyna.",
  "dropped": [],
  "version": 0,
  "rank": 1567,
  "slug": "verkhovyna"
}