Baranavichy

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Baranavichy, town, western Belarus, on the southern edge of the Navahrudak Hills. It developed from a small village in the late 19th century into a major railway junction with lines to Moscow, Warsaw, and other eastern European centres. It has cotton, food-processing, and machine construction industries. Pop. (2006 est.) 167,900.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Heather Campbell.