Zawistowszczyzna
Zawistowszczyzna [zavistɔfʂˈt͡ʂɨzna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sokółka, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Sokółka and 36 km (22 mi) north-east of the regional capital Białystok.
Since March 2007, the sołtys (village chief) is Dr. Mohamed Ali Al-Hameri, a gynaecologist born in Yemen who came to Poland in 1983 to study medicine.
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ (in Polish) To nasz pierwszy szejk... wioski ("This is our first village sheikh"), Superfakty
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