Smilavichy (Belarusian: Смілавічы, romanized: Smilavičy;[a] Russian: Смиловичи, romanized: Smilovichi; Polish: Śmiłowicze; Yiddish: סמילאָוויץ, romanized: Smilovitz) is an urban-type settlement in Chervyen District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[2][3] As of 2024, it has a population of 6,586.[1]
Smilavichy
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| Coordinates: 53°44′54″N 28°00′33″E / 53.74833°N 28.00917°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| District | Chervyen District |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 6,586 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
In Jewish tradition it is known as Smilovitz, and was a shtetl in the Russian Empire.
Notable people
edit- Ibrahim Kanapacki (1949–2005), Belarusian Lipka Tatar religious, political, and cultural leader[4]
- Chaïm Soutine (1893–1943), painter
Notes
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Smilavichy.
- ^ a b "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2003). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 492. ISBN 985-458-054-7.
- ^ Smilovichi online (in Russian)
- ^ "Identity Formation among the Belarusian Tatars in the Context of Belarus's Transition to Independence, 1991-1992". Retrieved 23 February 2022.
External links
edit- "Felt boot factory in Belarus - Smilovichi Felting Factory". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
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