Memorial «Yama» («The Pit», obelisk)

The Pit is a monument dedicated to the victims of the Holocaust on the corner of Melnikayte and Zaslavskaya streets in , . The memorial is located at the site where, on 2 March 1942, Nazi German forces shot about 5,000 Jewish residents of the nearby Minsk Ghetto.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: memorial to the murdered Jews from the Minsk Ghetto in Belarus
  • Also known as: “Miemaryjal «Jama» (abielisk)”, “The Pit”, and “Yama”
  • Address: вуліца Мельнікайтэ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Museum of Great Patriotic War and Cinema Moscow.

Museum
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The Belarusian State Great Patriotic War Museum is a in , . is situated 800 metres northwest of Memorial «Yama» («The Pit», obelisk).

Movie theater
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is a movie theater, which is situated 310 metres east of Memorial «Yama» («The Pit», obelisk).

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is an indoor sports arena, located in , . The arena seats 4,842 spectators and opened in 1966. It hosts various indoor events, including HC Dynamo Minsk and the Kontinental Hockey League before was completed. is situated 470 metres east of Memorial «Yama» («The Pit», obelisk).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tatarskaya Slabada and Rakaŭskaje pradmiescie.

Neighborhood
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, also known as Tatarski Kanets, is a historical settlement in , , located west and northwest of the old city centre on the low left bank of the river.

Neighborhood
Rakaŭskaje pradmieście is a historic district of , , located along the ancient road to Rakaŭ. The Uniate Church, Carmelite monastery and the Church of St.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Memorial «Yama» («The Pit», obelisk)

Latitude
53.90971° or 53° 54′ 35″ north
Longitude
27.54283° or 27° 32′ 34″ east
Open location code
9G59WG5V+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 255310414
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q2024954
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Memorial «Yama» («The Pit», obelisk)” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Փոս (հուշարձան)”
  • Armenian: “Փոս”
  • Belarusian: “Мемарыял «Яма» (абеліск)”
  • Belarusian: “Яма (мэмарыял)”
  • Belarusian: “Яма”
  • Catalan: “Iama”
  • German: “Gedenkstätte «Jama» («Grube», Obelisk)”
  • German: “Grube”
  • German: “Jama”
  • Hebrew: “הבור”
  • Russian: “Мемориал «Яма» (обелиск)”
  • Russian: “Мемориал «Яма»”
  • Russian: “Мемориал жертвам гитлеровского геноцида «Яма»”
  • Russian: “Мемориал жертвам гитлеровского геноцида”
  • Russian: “Памятник жертвам Холокоста”
  • Russian: “Яма”
  • Ukrainian: “Меморіал жертвам гітлерівського геноциду”
  • Uzbek: “Chuqur yodgorligi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Фізкультурна-аздараўляльны цэнтар ім. Машэрава and Gymnasium No. 29.

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