Lyakhavichy
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| Lyakhavichy Ляхавічы | ||
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  Lyakhavichy | ||
| Coordinates: 53°02′N 26°16′E / 53.033°N 26.267°E | ||
| Country |
 Belarus | |
| Voblast | Brest Voblast | |
| Raion | Lyakhavichy Raion | |
| Mentioned | 1572 | |
| City status | 1931 | |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Total | 10,997 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 225372 | |
| Area code(s) | (+375) 1633 | |
| Vehicle registration | 1 | |
| Website | liahovichi.brest-region.by | |
Lyakhavichy (Belarusian: Ляхавічы, pronounced [ˈlʲaxavʲitʂɨ]) is a city in the southwestern Belarusian voblast (province) of Brest.
For many centuries, it was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The city's fortress, Liahavichy Castle, survived all sieges during the Russo–Polish War (1654–1667), and was nicknamed the Jasna Góra of Lithuania.
During World War II Nazi Germans set up a ghetto for the Jews there.
Personalities
- Alexander Mukdoyni (Kopel) (1878–1958) Polish - American theatre critic of Yiddish language
- Sergiusz Piasecki (1901–1964) - Polish writer and soldier
- Nachman Shlomo Greenspan (1878–1961) - Rabbi and Talmud scholar
- Jakub Szynkiewicz (1884–1966) - first mufti of the newly independent Poland in 1925
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Coordinates: 53°02′N 26°16′E / 53.033°N 26.267°E
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