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Alternate names: Kossovo [Rus], Kossów [Pol], Kosava [Bel], Kosov [Yid], Kosovas [Lith], Kosov Polski, Kosow Poleski, Kosow, Kossov, Kossuv, Mereszowszczyzna, Belarusian: Косава. Russian: Коссово. 52°45' N, 25°09' E, 60 miles NW of Pinsk, 25 miles SSW of Slonim. 1900 Jewish population: 2,028. Yizkor: Pinkas kehilat Kosow Poleski (Jerusalem, 1956). photos of town. [March 2009]

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