Dzyarzhynskaya Hara

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Dzyarzhynskaya Hara
Góra Dzierżyńskiego.jpg
Elevation 345 m (1,132 ft)[1]
Listing Country high point
Location
Dzyarzhynskaya Hara is located in Belarus
Dzyarzhynskaya Hara
Belarus
Location Belarus
Coordinates 53°52′26″N 26°59′09″E / 53.87389°N 26.98583°E / 53.87389; 26.98583Coordinates: 53°52′26″N 26°59′09″E / 53.87389°N 26.98583°E / 53.87389; 26.98583
Geology
Type Hill

Dzyarzhynskaya Hara (Belarusian Гара Дзяржынская, [dzʲarˈʐɨnskaja]) is the highest point in Belarus. The hill is 345 meters (1,130 ft) above sea level and is located west of Minsk, near Dzyarzhynsk, in the village Skirmuntava. The original name of the hill was Svyataya Hara (Сьвятая гара). In 1958 the hill was renamed Hara Dzyarzhynskaya, after Felix Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the NKVD/KGB.

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Dzyarzhynskaya Hara" Peakery.com. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
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Last modified on 22 February 2013, at 15:37