diff --git a/src/shared/dictionaries/useDictionaries.test.tsx b/src/shared/dictionaries/useDictionaries.test.tsx
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+/**
+ * @vitest-environment jsdom
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { renderHook, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import { useDictionaries } from "./useDictionaries.js";
+import { ApiClientProvider } from "@/shared/api/provider.js";
+import type { ApiClient } from "@/shared/api/client.js";
+import type { IRawDictionaries } from "./types.js";
+
+const raw: IRawDictionaries = {
+  regions: [{ world_region_id: 500374, title: { ru: "Россия" } }],
+  countries: [{ code: "RU", title: { ru: "Россия" }, world_region_id: 500374 }],
+  cities: [
+    { code: "MOW", title: { ru: "Москва" }, country_code: "RU", has_afl_flights: true, location: { lat: 55, lon: 37 } },
+  ],
+  airports: [
+    { code: "SVO", city_code: "MOW", title: { ru: "Шереметьево" }, has_afl_flights: true, location: { lat: 55, lon: 37 } },
+  ],
+};
+
+function makeClient(
+  impl: (path: string) => Promise<unknown>,
+): ApiClient {
+  return { get: vi.fn(impl) } as unknown as ApiClient;
+}
+
+function wrapper(client: ApiClient) {
+  return ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => (
+    <ApiClientProvider client={client}>{children}</ApiClientProvider>
+  );
+}
+
+describe("useDictionaries", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("starts in a loading state with no data and no error", () => {
+    const client = makeClient(async () => []);
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useDictionaries("ru"), {
+      wrapper: wrapper(client),
+    });
+    expect(result.current.loading).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.current.dictionaries).toBeNull();
+    expect(result.current.error).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("resolves to a populated IDictionaries after fetch", async () => {
+    const client = makeClient(async (path: string) => {
+      if (path.includes("world_regions")) return raw.regions;
+      if (path.includes("countries")) return raw.countries;
+      if (path.includes("cities")) return raw.cities;
+      if (path.includes("airports")) return raw.airports;
+      throw new Error("unexpected");
+    });
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useDictionaries("ru"), {
+      wrapper: wrapper(client),
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.loading).toBe(false));
+
+    expect(result.current.dictionaries).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(result.current.dictionaries!.cities.map((c) => c.code)).toEqual(["MOW"]);
+    expect(result.current.error).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("sets error and keeps dictionaries null on fetch rejection", async () => {
+    const client = makeClient(async () => {
+      throw new Error("boom");
+    });
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useDictionaries("ru"), {
+      wrapper: wrapper(client),
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.loading).toBe(false));
+
+    expect(result.current.dictionaries).toBeNull();
+    expect(result.current.error?.message).toBe("boom");
+  });
+
+  it("does not call setState after unmount during an in-flight fetch", async () => {
+    let resolveFetch: (v: unknown) => void = () => {};
+    const deferred = new Promise((r) => {
+      resolveFetch = r;
+    });
+    const client = makeClient(async () => deferred);
+
+    const warn = vi.spyOn(console, "error").mockImplementation(() => {});
+    const { unmount } = renderHook(() => useDictionaries("ru"), {
+      wrapper: wrapper(client),
+    });
+
+    unmount();
+    resolveFetch([]);
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+
+    expect(warn).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining("unmounted"),
+    );
+    warn.mockRestore();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/shared/dictionaries/useDictionaries.ts b/src/shared/dictionaries/useDictionaries.ts
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+/**
+ * Loads the four dictionary endpoints and returns the transformed, ready-to-use
+ * IDictionaries object. Mounts once per session (the map is client-only and
+ * only mounts once). Not intended for multiple concurrent consumers.
+ */
+
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useApiClient } from "@/shared/api/provider.js";
+import { fetchDictionaries } from "./api.js";
+import { transformDictionaries } from "./transform.js";
+import type { IDictionariesState } from "./types.js";
+
+export function useDictionaries(lang: string): IDictionariesState {
+  const client = useApiClient();
+  const [state, setState] = useState<IDictionariesState>({
+    dictionaries: null,
+    loading: true,
+    error: null,
+  });
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+
+    fetchDictionaries(client)
+      .then((raw) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        const dictionaries = transformDictionaries(raw, lang);
+        setState({ dictionaries, loading: false, error: null });
+      })
+      .catch((err: Error) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        setState({ dictionaries: null, loading: false, error: err });
+      });
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [client, lang]);
+
+  return state;
+}