Lowchytsy

Lowchytsy (Belarusian: Лоўчыцы, romanized: Loŭčycy;[lower-alpha 1] Russian: Ловчицы, romanized: Lovchitsy) is a village in Novogrudok District, Grodno Region, Belarus. As of 2009, approximately 16 people live in the village.

Lowchytsy
Лоўчыцы (Belarusian)
Village
Lowchytsy is located in Belarus
Lowchytsy
Lowchytsy
Coordinates: 53°36′46″N 25°44′41″E
CountryBelarus
RegionGrodno Region
DistrictNovogrudok District
Population
 • Total16
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK[1])
Area code+375 1597
License plate4

Islamic history

Lowchytsy was historically a site of pilgrimage for Lipka Tatar Muslims, dating back to at least 1558. Compared to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest cities in Islam, pilgrimages declined due to the anti-religious policy of the Soviet Union.[2] The original mosque, built in 1688, was rebuilt in 2002.[3]

Lowchytsy was particularly an important site for Sufism in Belarus. The tomb of wali Eŭlii Kontus, a shepherd who possessed the power to heal the sick and crippled, as well as travel to Mecca in an instant, was an important site for Sufis in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Russian Empire.[2][4]

Notes
  1. Official transliteration.

References
  1. "Eternal Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Belarus". timeanddate.com. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  2. Valish, Paŭlina (20 February 2018). ""He flew like a bird to Mecca." Remembering the forgotten legend of the Belarusian Tatars". Belsat TV. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. "Ladzieniki: an unforgettable place". Tourism and recreation in Novogrudok. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  4. Litvin, Hienrych. Belarusian Historical Overview (in Belarusian). p. 357.
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