Motal

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Motal is a small town in present-day Belarus, historically part of the Russian Empire, known as the birthplace of Israel’s first president, Chaim Weizmann.

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Motal rural council 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf locality in Belarus
urban-type settlement
administrativeCenterOf Motal self-linksurface differs
surface form: Motal rural council
climate humid continental climate
coordinates approximately 52.333°N 25.616°E
country Belarus
economicActivity agriculture
fishing
small-scale trade
hasAreaCode +375 1652
hasCulturalHeritage Belarusian rural traditions
Jewish shtetl heritage
hasEthnicCommunity Belarusian population
Jewish community
Polish population
Ukrainian population
hasFestival Motal Fish Festival
hasJewishCemetery Motal Jewish cemetery
hasPostalCode 225822
hasReligiousBuilding Catholic church in Motal (historically)
Orthodox church in Motal
synagogue in Motal (historically)
hasSettlementStatus agro-town
historicalEvent Holocaust in Motal
historicalPopulationType shtetl
historicalTerritory Grodno Governorate NERFINISHED
Pinsk District NERFINISHED
knownFor birthplace of Chaim Weizmann
languageUsed Belarusian
Polish (historically)
Russian
Yiddish (historically)
locatedIn Brest Region
Eastern Europe
Ivanava District NERFINISHED
Polesia
locatedNear Pina River NERFINISHED
Pripyat River
surface form: Pripyat River basin
notablePersonBornHere Chaim Weizmann
partOf Russian Empire
present-day Belarus
religionPresent Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED
Judaism
Roman Catholicism
roadConnection connected to Ivanava
connected to Pinsk
timezone UTC+3

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Motal administrativeCenterOf Motal self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Motal rural council
Weizmann placeOfBirth Motal
subject surface form: Chaim Weizmann