Aravichy
Aravichy Аравічы (Belarusian) Оревичи (Russian) Orevichi | |
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Village | |
51°35′57″N 29°51′28″E / 51.59917°N 29.85778°E / 51.59917; 29.85778 | |
Country | Belarus |
Region | Gomel Region |
District | Khoiniki District |
Founded | 16th century |
Population | |
• Total | 0 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Area code | +375 2346 |
License plate | 3 |
Aravichy (Belarusian: Аравічы; Russian: Оревичи, romanized: Orevichi) is an abandoned village in Khoiniki District, Gomel Region, Belarus.[1]
History
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
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
References
- ^ a b 243040754 Aravichy on OpenStreetMap
- ^ "Polesie State Radioecological Reserve: about". Archived from the original on 2014-06-22. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
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