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Guide to '''Belarus Geography ancestry, family history and genealogy''' | Guide to '''Belarus Geography ancestry, family history and genealogy''' | ||
=== Regions === | === Regions === | ||
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Belarus is divided into six regions which are named after the cities that serve as their administrative centers as stated in the wikipedia article about Belarus. <ref>Wikipedia|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus</ref> The six region are: | Belarus is divided into six regions which are named after the cities that serve as their administrative centers as stated in the wikipedia article about Belarus. <ref>Wikipedia|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus</ref> The six region are: | ||
1.Brest Region (Brest) | |||
2.Homel Region (Homel) | |||
3.Hrodna Region (Hrodna) | |||
4.Magileu Region (Magileu) | |||
5.Minsk Region (Minsk) | |||
6.Vitebsk Region (Vitebsk) | |||
[http://www.mapsofworld.com/belarus/belarus-political-map.html '''Political Map of Belarus'''] | [http://www.mapsofworld.com/belarus/belarus-political-map.html '''Political Map of Belarus'''] | ||
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=== Town Finder === | === Town Finder === | ||
JewishGen | JewishGen | ||
*<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">[http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/Search.asp JewishGen Communities Database]</span> | *<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">[http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/Search.asp JewishGen Communities Database]</span> | ||
*<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">[http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp JewishGen Gazetteer]</span> | *<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">[http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp JewishGen Gazetteer]</span> | ||