Kurapaty

Kurapaty is a memorial in , . Kurapaty is situated nearby to the police station , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kurapaty and Church of Christ Resurrection, Minsk.

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 140 metres northeast of Kurapaty.

Church
Photo: S1gmundpe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1¼ km south of Kurapaty.

Forest
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3 km southeast of Kurapaty.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Soniečny and Drozdava.

Village
Photo: Zelyoniy.anton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: DobryBrat, CC BY 3.0.
is a village.

Hamlet
Photo: Zelyoniy.anton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km east of Kurapaty.

Kurapaty

Latitude
53.96667° or 53° 58′ north
Longitude
27.60737° or 27° 36′ 27″ east
Open location code
9G59XJ84+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 624426392
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
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Satellite Map

Discover Kurapaty from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Russian—“Kurapaty” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Курапаты”
  • Russian: “Куропаты”

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