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Dzyarzhynskaya Hara

Coordinates: 53°50′55″N 27°3′55″E / 53.84861°N 27.06528°E / 53.84861; 27.06528
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Dzyarzhynskaya Hara
Highest point
Elevation345 m (1,132 ft)[1]
ListingCountry high point
Coordinates53°50′55″N 27°3′55″E / 53.84861°N 27.06528°E / 53.84861; 27.06528
Geography
Dzyarzhynskaya Hara is located in Belarus
Dzyarzhynskaya Hara
Dzyarzhynskaya Hara
Belarus
LocationBelarus
Geology
Mountain typeHill

Dzyarzhynskaya Hara (Belarusian: Дзяржынская гара, romanizedDziaržynskaja hara, [dzʲarˈʐɨnskaja]) is the highest point in Belarus. The hill is 345 meters (1,130 ft) above sea level[2] and is located west of the capital Minsk, near Dzyarzhynsk, in the village of Skirmantava. The original name of the hill was Svyataya hara (Belarusian: Святая гара, lit.'holy mountain'). In 1958, the hill was renamed Dzyarzhynskaya hara, in honour of Soviet revolutionary and politician Felix Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the OGPU.

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References

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  1. ^ "Dzyarzhynskaya Hara" Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Peakery.com. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  2. ^ "Coordinates of the extreme points of the state frontier. Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
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