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Explore Shakury in Belarus

Shakury in the region of Vitsyebskaya Voblastsʼ is a town in Belarus - some 120 mi or ( 192 km ) North of Minsk , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Shakury is now 03:31 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Minsk " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Riga, Rēzekne, Daugavpils, Pskov, and Tallinn. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Riga . Where to go and what to see in Shakury ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Braslau Lakes

Braslau Lakes is one of the seven National Parks in Belarus. The National Park was set up in September 1995. It is a unique ecosystem with a number of lakes and a large area of pine forests. It has a total area of about 700 km (270 square miles). This includes 30 lakes. The largest lakes are Dryvyaty, Snudy, and Strusta.

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Located at 55.60 27.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Geography of Belarus, Geography of Vitebsk Region, Lakes of Belarus, National parks of Belarus, Visitor attractions in Vitebsk Region

Braslaw

Braslaw or Braslau is a town in the Vitsebsk Voblast of Belarus, an administrative center of the Braslaw district.

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Located at 55.62 27.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Vitebsk Region, Towns in Belarus

Dryvyaty

Dryvyaty – is a lake in the Vitebsk Voblast, in Belarus.

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Located at 55.62 27.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Geography of Vitebsk Region, Lakes of Belarus

Lake Ikazn

Lake Ikazn is a lake in the Braslau Lakes National Park of northern Belarus. It liea about 14 km east of Braslau and has an area of 2.38 km ² and length of 2.97 km . The maximum width is 0.8 km and its coastline is 12.7 km in length. The greatest depth is 8.4 m. The water volume is 7.94 mln m ³ and the catchment area is 25.3 km ². The slopes of the valley are 12–15 m are forested towards the southeast. The lake contains 2 small islands with a total area of 1.2 hectares.

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Located at 55.63 27.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Lakes of Belarus

Lake Strusta

Lake Strusta (Струста) or Strusto (Струсто) is a freshwater lake of Vitebsk Province, Belarus, the third largest among the Braslau Lakes. Lake Strusta is fed by several rivulets running from the Snudy, Boloiso, and Yelno lakes. It is drained by a little river into the Lake Voiso. The lake has around 22 known species of fish in it, including the European cisco. The lake covers the area of 13 square km. Its maximum depth is 23 meters.

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Located at 55.70 27.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Geography of Vitebsk Region, Lakes of Belarus