West Polesia Transboundary Biosphere Reserve

The West Polesia Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Ukrainian: Західне Полісся; Russian: Западное Полесье) is a transboundary nature reserve in Polesia, located in Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus. It is designated as an area of global importance under UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves under their Programme on Man and the Biosphere. The reserve was established in 2012 when the Shatskiy Biosphere Reserve in Ukraine, Polesian National Park in Poland, and Pribuzhskoye Polesia Biosphere Reserve in Belarus were combined to create a UNESCO-certified biosphere reserve.

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Belarus–Poland border

The Belarusian–Polish border is the state border between the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Belarus. It has a total length of 398.6 km, 418 km or 416 km. It starts from the triple junction of the borders with Lithuania in the north and stretches to the triple junction borders with Ukraine to the south. It is also part of the EU border with Belarus. The border runs along the administrative borders of two Voivodships Podlaskie and Lubelskie in the Polish side and Grodno and Brest Vobłasć in the Belarusian side. In the Polish side, the 246.93 km section is under the protection of the Podlaski Border Guard Regional Unit, while the 171.31 km section is in the operation area of the Bug Border Guard Regional Unit. Border rivers are Czarna Hańcza, Wołkuszanka, Świsłocz, Narew, and Bug.

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Sobibór

Sobibór is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Włodawa, within Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. To the south and west is the protected area called Sobibór Landscape Park. It lies close to the Bug River, which forms the border with Belarus and Ukraine.

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Włodawka

The Włodawka is a Polish river passing by the town of Włodawa. The 31 km long Włodawka flows into the Bug River.

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Żłobek Duży

Żłobek Duży is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Włodawa, within Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.

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Włodawa Synagogue

The Włodawa Synagogue is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue complex, located at 5-7 Czerwonego Krzyża Street, in Włodawa, in the Lublin Voivodeship of Poland. The synagogue complex comprises the Włodawa Great Synagogue, the Small Synagogue or Beit midrash, and a Jewish administrative building, all now preserved as a Jewish museum. Designed by Paolo Antonio Fontana in the Baroque style and completed in 1774, the former Great Synagogue is preserved as a Jewish museum. The Small Synagogue, or Beit midrash, also in the Baroque style, was completed in 1786 and is preserved as a museum as well. The administrative community building was completed in 1928. The synagogue complex is "one of the best-preserved" synagogues in Poland. Jewish immigrants from Włodawa established the Wlodowa Synagogue in London, England in 1901.

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The former Shatskiy Biosphere Reserve, established by UNESCO in 2002, was absorbed into this new reserve and renamed. The region's administrative offices are located in the Polesian National Park in Poland, the Shatskyi National Nature Park in Ukraine, and the Pribuzskoye Polesia in Belarus.

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Belarus–Poland border

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Sobibór

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Włodawka

The Włodawka is a Polish river passing by the town of Włodawa. The 31 km long Włodawka flows into the Bug River.

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6.1 km

Żłobek Duży

Żłobek Duży is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Włodawa, within Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.

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Włodawa Synagogue

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