Lakhva
Also known as Łachwa, Łachva, Lakhwa
Lakhva (also Lachva and Lachwa; Belarusian and Russian: Лахва, ; ) is a village in Luninets District, Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Lakhva selsoviet. It has a population of approximately 2,100.
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- Lakhva
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- Belarus
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- Belarus
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- Brest Region
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- Districts
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9 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- 16th century to 20th century
- Jewish settlement
- Jewish ghetto
- After the Second World War
- References
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Lakhva (also Lachva and Lachwa; Belarusian and Russian: Лахва, ; ) is a village in Luninets District, Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Lakhva selsoviet. It has a population of approximately 2,100.
Lakhva is considered to have been the location of one of the first, if not the first, Jewish ghetto uprisings of the Second World War.
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