Lida
Lida district, Belarus
- לידאYiddish
- לידאHebrew
- LidaPolish
- ЛідаUkrainian
- ЛидаRussian
- Лідаbe
- LidaGerman
- LidaHungarian
- LidaRomanian
- LydaLithuanian
- Lidacs
- Lidalv
- LidaEnglish
- lydyi-Latn
Archival Record
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History
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Lida is a city in Grodno Region, western Belarus, located 168 kilometres (104 mi) west of Minsk. It serves as the administrative center of Lida District. As of 2025, it has a population of 103,262.
- [1]Wikipedia — LidaEncyclopediaVerbatim lead extract from English Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA). Cite as: Wikipedia contributors, "Lida", Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
The Holocaust
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Communal Institutions
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Testimonies & Memoirs
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Archives & Databases
Live searches at public archives and databases, scoped to this village.
Public archives and databases where records for Lida can be researched directly. These links perform live searches at each archive scoped to this village's name:
- [1] **Wikipedia: Lida** — Open encyclopaedia entry. May or may not exist for this village. - [2] **Yad Vashem — Shoah Victims' Database: Lida** — Pages of Testimony and victim records. Opens the victims database scoped to this town's name. - [3] **Internet Archive yizkor search: Lida** — Digitised memorial books and historical texts on the Internet Archive.
- [1]Wikipedia: LidaEncyclopediaOpen encyclopaedia entry. May or may not exist for this village.
- [2]Yad Vashem — Shoah Victims' Database: LidaTestimonyPages of Testimony and victim records. Opens the victims database scoped to this town's name.
- [3]Internet Archive yizkor search: LidaArchiveDigitised memorial books and historical texts on the Internet Archive.
Location
Historical Facts
Administrative Units
| Unit | State | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern / Southwestern Krai | Russian Empire (Pale of Settlement) | 1795 – 1917 | Wikidata (country heuristic) |
| Byelorussian SSR | Soviet Union | 1922 – 1991 | Wikidata (country heuristic) |