Chojniki

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Chojniki
Хойнікі

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Chojniki
Coordinates: 51°53′21″N 29°57′52″E / 51.88917°N 29.96444°E / 51.88917; 29.96444
Country  Belarus
Voblast Homiel Voblast
Population (2005)
 • Total 13,900
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Chojniki (Belarusian: Хойнікі, [ˈxɔɪniki]) is a town in Homiel Voblast, Belarus. In 1986, the city suffered from heavy radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident. It is located at 51°53′21″N 29°57′52″E / 51.88917°N 29.96444°E / 51.88917; 29.96444Coordinates: 51°53′21″N 29°57′52″E / 51.88917°N 29.96444°E / 51.88917; 29.96444.

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