Harbakha ( be, Гарба́ха) is an
agrotown
An agro-town is an agglomeration in a rural environment with a population of several thousands but whose workforce's main occupation is agriculture. An agro-town also lacks the administrative, commercial and industrial functions that are usually ...
in
Ivanava District
Ivanava District is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Region, in Belarus. Its administrative center is Ivanava
Ivanava ( be, Іванава, russian: Иваново, pl, Janów Poleski, he, יאנוב/ינוב על יד פינ ...
,
Brest Region,
Belarus.
History
During the
interwar period
In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days), the end of the World War I, First World War to the beginning of the World War II, Second World War. The in ...
, it was located in
Polesie Voivodeship,
Poland.
After
World War II, it was within the borders of the
Soviet Union, and since 1991, in independent Belarus.
On 29 December 2022, a Ukrainian
S-300 air defence missile was shot down by the Belarusian authorities, crashing near Harbakha. This occurred following
a Russian wave of missile strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure during the
Russian invasion of Ukraine. Both sides acknowledged the incident as an accident.
Geography
It is located 16 kilometers southwest of the city of Ivanava, 156 kilometers from Brest and 11 kilometers from Snitovo.
[Беларуская энцыклапедыя: У 18 т. Т. 5: Гальцы — Дагон / Рэдкал.: Г. П. Пашкоў і інш. — Мн. : БелЭн, 1997. — Т. 5.]
Demographics
In 1921, the village had 368 residents, living in 74 buildings, including 248 locals, 109 Poles and 11 Belarusians. 340 residents were Orthodox, 27 Mosaic and 1 Roman Catholic.
In 1996, the town had 548 inhabitants and 279 yards.
In 2009, the town had 516 inhabitants.
Climate
The climate in Harbakha is moderate, characterized by warm summers and mild winters, and this region has the warmest climate in the region. Cyclones often pass in winter from the north-west in summer and south or south-west in winter.
[Брестская область // Ботошани — Вариолит. — М. : Советская энциклопедия, 1951. — С. 82. — (Большая советская энциклопедия : 51 т./ гл. ред. С. И. Вавилов ; 1949—1958, т. 6).]
References
External sources
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Agrotowns in Belarus
Populated places in Brest Region
Ivanava District
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