Aravichy ( be, Аравічы; russian: Оревичи, Orevichi), also known as ''Ariavichy'', is an abandoned
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
ian village in
Khoiniki District,
Gomel Region.
History
Founded in the 16th Century, in 1959 its population was 923, with 222 families. Following the
1986 nuclear disaster of Chernobyl, it was abandoned and, from 1988, included in the
Polesie State Radioecological Reserve;
a Belarusian nature reserve that adjoins the
Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inva ...
.
Geography
The village is located by the eastern shore of the
Pripyat River
The Pripyat or Prypiat ( , uk, Прип'ять, ; be, Прыпяць, translit=Prypiać}, ; pl, Prypeć, ; russian: Припять, ) is a river in Eastern Europe, approximately long. It flows east through Ukraine, Belarus, and Ukraine ag ...
, in front of
Dzernavichy
Dzernavichy ( be, Дзёрнавічы; russian: Дёрновичи, Dernovichi), also spelled ''Dzyornavichy'' or ''Dyornovichi'', is an abandoned Belarusian village in Naroulia District, Gomel Region. OSMlocation of Dzernavichy/ref>
History
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, between the cities of
Pripyat, in
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inva ...
, and
Naroulia
Naroulia ( be, Нароўля, russian: Наровля, pl, Narowla) is a town in the Gomel Region, Belarus. The population is 8 026 people as of 2021. In 1986, the city experienced heavy radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident. Today it ...
. Other near towns are
Hoiniki
Khoiniki ( be, Хойнікі, ; russian: Хойники; pl, Chojniki) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Khoiniki District
In 1986, the area around Khoiniki experienced heavy radioactive fallout from ...
and
Brahin.
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See also
*Ghost town
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to:
* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by All ...
References
Populated places in Gomel Region
Kiev Voivodeship
Rechitsky Uyezd
Ghost towns in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve
Khoiniki District
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