Surazh

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Surazh (Russian: Сураж) is a town in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Iput River 177 km south-west of Bryansk at 53°0′57″N, 32°23′40″E. Population: 12,046 (2002 Census).

First mentioned in the 17th century as the village of Surazhichi (Суражичи), later as a sloboda. Since 1781—the town of Surazh-na-Iputi (Сураж-на-Ипути), since 1797—Surazh.