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Azarychy, Gomel Region

Coordinates: 52°27′49″N 29°16′02″E / 52.4636°N 29.2672°E / 52.4636; 29.2672
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Azarychy
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
DistrictKalinkavichy District
Time zoneUTC+3 (EEST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Azarychy is an urban-type settlement in Kalinkavichy District, Gomel Region, Belarus.

History

The village had an important Jewish community[1]. Germans occupied the town from November 1941 to January 1944 and built 3 camps[2]. Between 9,000 and 13,000 of the up to 50,000 imprisoned Belarusian and Russian men, women and children did not survive their incarceration at the camps[3][4].

References

52°27′49″N 29°16′02″E / 52.4636°N 29.2672°E / 52.4636; 29.2672