Azarychy, Gomel region

Azarychy is an List of [urban-type settlements in Belarus|urban-type settlement] in Kalinkavichy District, Gomel Region, Belarus. As of 2025, it has a population of 1,222. The village had a large Jewish community.

History

According to the 1939 census, 47% of the total population was Jewish. The Germans occupied the town from November 1941 to January 1944 and built three 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.