Turiisk

Turiisk () is a rural settlement in Volyn Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located in the historic region of Volhynia. It is located in Kovel Raion. Population: 5,432 (2024 estimate);

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Settlement.name: Turiisk
Settlement.native_name: Турійськ
Settlement.native_name_lang: uk
Settlement.settlement_type: Rural settlement
Settlement.image_skyline: Turyis'k_Mogyla Brats'ka Voyiniv 01(YDS_8085).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: WW2 memorial in Turiisk
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Turijsk.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ukraine Volyn Oblast#Ukraine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Volyn Oblast##Location in Ukraine
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Volyn Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Raion
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kovel Raion
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Hromada
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Turiisk settlement hromada
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 5808

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Official name: Турійськ
Population: 5676
Area: 8.74
Image: Turyis'k Mogyla Brats'ka Voyiniv 01(YDS 8085).jpg
Licence plate code: AC

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Commons category: Turiisk
postal code: 44801
native label: Турійськ
time of earliest written record: 1097-00-00

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Turiisk () is a rural settlement in Volyn Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located in the historic region of Volhynia. It is located in Kovel Raion. Population: 5,432 (2024 estimate);

==History== During World War II, in 1942, Jews of the village were murdered by an Einsatzgruppen assisted by auxiliary police in a mass execution. thumb|left|Turiis'k Synagogue (Abandoned) thumb|Memorial for the 5800 Jews who were murdered by the Nazis