Telekhany
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Telekhany (Russian: Telekhany, Yiddish: Telechan, Belorussian: Tеляханы or Cielachany, Russian: Телеханы, Polish: Telechany, Yiddish: טעלעכאן, Unknown origin: Telekhani, Telechon, Telekani, Telekhan, Tselyakhani, Celjachani) is a town in Ivatsevichy Raion of the Brest Oblast in Belarus. The name originates from Tatar language where it means "a tomb of Khan". The town has about 4,500 inhabitants. [1]
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- History of the town (in Russian)
- Photos on Globus.tut.by (text in Russian)
- Photos on Radzima.org
- Documents about Jewish inhabitants of Telekhany (mostly English)
- Genealogy of the Ajzenberg/Eisenberg/Eizenberg family of Telechan
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