Belarus
Minsk Region
Minsk

Baravaya

Baravaya is a hamlet in , and has about 109 residents. Baravaya is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .
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  • Type: Hamlet with 109 residents
  • Description: village in Belarus
  • Also known as: “Baravaja” and “Borovaya”
  • Address: Мінскі раён

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kurapaty and National Library of Belarus.

Photo: Tobster, Public domain.
is a wooded area on the outskirts of , , where a vast number of people were executed between 1937 and 1941 during the Great Purge by the Soviet secret police, the NKVD and in particular, during the Soviet repressions in Belarus. is situated 2½ km west of Baravaya.

Library
Photo: EuroAsia Vizion, CC BY 2.0.
The is the largest library in the , located in . It houses the largest collection of Belarusian printed materials and the third largest collection of books in Russian behind the and the Russian National Library. is situated 4 km south of Baravaya.

Forest
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Valiarjanava and Kopišča.

Village
Photo: Alex Mak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village.

Baravaya

Latitude
53.96574° or 53° 57′ 57″ north
Longitude
27.64602° or 27° 38′ 46″ east
Population
109
Elevation
232 metres (761 feet)
Open location code
9G59XJ8W+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 243015654
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
629752
Wiki­data ID
Q13029493
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Turkish—“Baravaya” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Баравая”
  • Chechen: “Боровая”
  • Dutch: “Baravaja”
  • German: “Baravaja”
  • Polish: “Barawaja”
  • Russian: “Боровая”
  • Tatar: “Баравая”
  • Turkish: “Baravaja”
  • “Baravaja”

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