- Dzyarzhynskaya Hara
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Dzyarzhynskaya Hara Elevation 345 m (1,132 ft) Listing Country high point Location Belarus
Coordinates 53°52′26″N 26°59′09″E / 53.87389°N 26.98583°ECoordinates: 53°52′26″N 26°59′09″E / 53.87389°N 26.98583°E Geology Type Hill Dzyarzhynskaya Hara (Belarusian Гара Дзяржынская, [dzʲarˈʐɨnskaja]) is the highest point in Belarus. The hill is 345 meters (1,130 ft) above sea level and is located west of Minsk, near Dzyarzhynsk, in the village Skirmuntava. The original name of the hill was Svyataya Hara (Сьвятая гара). In 1958 the hill was renamed Hara Dzyarzhynskaya, after Felix Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the NKVD/KGB.
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