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Kossovo, Belarus

Alternate names: Kossovo [Rus], Kossów [Pol], Kosava [Bel], Kosov [Yid], Kosovas [Lith], Kosov Polski, Kosow Poleski, Kosow, Kossov, Kossuv, Mereszowszczyzna

Region: Grodno

  Town District Province Country
Before WWI (c. 1900):   Kossovo Slonim Grodno Russian Empire
Between the wars (c. 1930):   Kossów Kossów Polesie Poland
After WWII (c. 1950):   Kossovo Soviet Union
Today (c. 2000):   Kossovo Belarus
Jewish Population in 1900: 2,028
Notes: Belarusian: Косава. Russian: Коссово.
60 miles NW of Pinsk, 25 miles SSW of Slonim.
Kossovo, Belarus: 52°45' N, 25°09' E
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