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Aravichy

Coordinates: 51°35′57″N 29°51′28″E / 51.59917°N 29.85778°E / 51.59917; 29.85778
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Aravichy
Аравічы (Belarusian)
Оревичи (Russian)
Orevichi
Village
Aravichy is located in Belarus
Aravichy
Aravichy
Location of Aravichy in Belarus
Coordinates: 51°35′57″N 29°51′28″E / 51.59917°N 29.85778°E / 51.59917; 29.85778
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
DistrictKhoiniki District
Founded16th century
Population
 • Total
0
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Area code+375 2346
License plate3

Aravichy (Belarusian: Аравічы; Russian: Оревичи, romanizedOrevichi) is an abandoned village in Khoiniki District, Gomel Region, Belarus.[1]

History

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Founded in the 16th century, in 1959 its population was 923, with 222 families. Following the 1986 nuclear disaster of Chernobyl, it was abandoned and, from 1988, included in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve;[2] a Belarusian nature reserve that adjoins the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine.

Geography

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The village is located by the eastern shore of the Pripyat River, in front of Dzernavichy, between the cities of Pripyat, in Ukraine, and Narowlya. Other near towns are Khoiniki and Brahin.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 243040754 Aravichy on OpenStreetMap
  2. ^ "Polesie State Radioecological Reserve: about". Archived from the original on 2014-06-22. Retrieved 2016-10-23.