Azarychy, Gomel Region

Azarychy (Азарычы; Озаричи) is an urban-type settlement in Kalinkavichy District, Gomel Region, Belarus. As of 2023, it has a population of 1,143. The village had a large Jewish community.

History
According to the 1939 census, 47% of the total population was Jewish .Germans occupied the town from November 1941 to January 1944 and built 3 camps. Between 9,000 and 13,000 of the up to 50,000 imprisoned Belarusian and Russian men, women and children did not survive their incarceration at the camps.