Babinavichy
Babinavichy (also Babinavičy or Babinovichi (Belarusian: Бабінавічы; Russian: Бабиновичи)) is a small town in Liozna Raion, in the Vitebsk Region of Belarus.
The town traditionally supplied timber for the Imperial Russian Navy, as is reflected in its coat-of-arms which depicts two masts.
The town was previously a Jewish shtetl situated in the Mogilev Governorate of the Russian Empire.
External links
- The murder of the Jews of Babinavichy during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
Coordinates: 54°50′N 30°33′E / 54.833°N 30.550°E
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