Dzyarzhynskaya Hara
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Dzyarzhynskaya Hara (Template:Langx, {{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is the highest point in Belarus. The hill is 345 meters (1,130 ft) above sea level<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and is located west of the capital Minsk, near Dzyarzhynsk, in the village of Skirmantava. The original name of the hill was Svyataya hara (Template:Langx). In 1958, the hill was renamed Dzyarzhynskaya hara, in honour of Soviet revolutionary and politician Felix Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the OGPU.
See also
- Geography of Belarus
- Extreme points of Belarus
- List of highest points of European countries
- List of elevation extremes by country
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