Bykhaw, Mogilev Region, Belarus

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๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Bykhaw or Bykhov is a town in the eastern Belarusian Mogilev Region. It is located 44 km south of Mogilev on the Dnieper River, and is the administrative centre of the Bykhaw District.

History In the early modern times Bykhaw was an important fortress known for hard battles.

Bykhaw is known for its 17th-century synagogue. During World War II, Bychaw was occupied by the German Army from 5 July 1941 until 28 June 1944 and placed under the administration of the Generalbezirk WeiรŸruthenien of Reichskommissariat Ostland. The Jews of Bykhov were killed in two mass shootings in September and November 1941. According to the German and Soviet archives, there were 4600 Jews from Bykhaw who were shot in Voronino.

There is an abandoned military airfield, Bykhov airfieldย  inside a military town called Bykhov-1ย , which is now a microdistrict of Bykhaw.

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Bykhaw has a population of over 17,031 people. Bykhaw also forms the centre of the wider Bykhaw District which has a population of over 35,148 people. It is also a part of the larger Mogilev Region. Bykhaw is situated 44 km south of Mogilev.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Bykhaw has links with:

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Dryanovo, Bulgaria
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Antipodal to Bykhaw is: -149.75,-53.517

Locations Near: Bykhaw 30.25,53.5167

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Mogilev 30.35,53.917 d: 45  

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Zhlobin 30.033,52.9 d: 70.1  

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Orsha 30.429,54.511 d: 111.2  

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Svetlahorsk 29.733,52.633 d: 104.1  

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Svietlahorsk 29.733,52.633 d: 104.1  

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Babruysk 29.229,53.139 d: 79.8  

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Rechytsa 30.383,52.35 d: 130  

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Gomel 30.983,52.433 d: 130.1  

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Homiel 30.972,52.419 d: 131.3  

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Vitebsk 30.198,55.191 d: 186.2  

Antipodal to: Bykhaw -149.75,-53.517

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16014.3  

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15816.8  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15281.4  

๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15197.8  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11854.8  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11735.2  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11717.6  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 11716.1  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 11715.5  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 11659.4  

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