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Dzyarzhynsk or Dzerzhinsk (Belarusian: Дзяржынск, romanized: Dziarzhynsk; [a] Russian: Дзержинск), formerly known as Koydanava until 1932, [b] [2] is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Dzyarzhynsk District. [1] As of 2024, it has a population of 29,796. [1]
Dzyarzhynsk District or Dziaržynsk District [2] (Belarusian: Дзяржынскі раён; Russian: Дзержинский район) is a district of Minsk Region in Belarus. [1] The administrative center of the district is Dzyarzhynsk. [3] [1] As of 2024, it has a population of 70,391. [1] The highest point of Belarus is situated in the ...
Shukhov Tower on the Oka River, the unique architectural construction—the 128-meter (420 ft) steel lattice hyperboloid tower built by Soviet engineer and scientist Vladimir Shukhov in 1929—is located near Dzerzhinsk on the left bank of the Oka River. There used to be two towers, but one was stolen for scrap metal in 2005. [citation needed]
Dzyarzhynskaya Hara (Belarusian: Дзяржынская гара, romanized: Dziaržynskaja hara, [dzʲarˈʐɨnskaja]) is the highest point in Belarus.The hill is 345 meters (1,130 ft) above sea level [2] and is located west of the capital Minsk, near Dzyarzhynsk, in the village of Skirmantava.
Fanipol or Fanipal (Belarusian: Фаніпаль, romanized: Fanipal; Russian: Фаниполь; Polish: Fanipal; Lithuanian: Fanipalis) is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. Fanipol is located in Dzyarzhynsk District , [ 1 ] 24 km (15 mi) southwest of Minsk and 13 km (8.1 mi) southwest of the Minsk Automobile Ring Road . [ 2 ]
Minsk region covers a total area of 39,900 square kilometres (15,400 sq mi), [3] about 19.44% of the total area of the entire country. Lake Narach, the largest lake in the country, is located in the northern part of the region.
Nyeharelaye or Negoreloe (Belarusian: Негарэлае, romanized: Nieharelaje; Russian: Негорелое, romanized: Negoreloye; Polish: Niehorele) [1] is an agrotown in Dzyarzhynsk District, Minsk Region, [2] Belarus. [3] Until 2009, it had the status of urban-type settlement. [4]
The Caucasus (/ ˈ k ɔː k ə s ə s /) or Caucasia [3] [4] (/ k ɔː ˈ k eɪ ʒ ə /), is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia.It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia.