Krychaw or Krichev (Belarusian: Крычаў, romanized: Kryčaŭ, IPA: [ˈkrɨtʂau̯]; Russian: Кричев, IPA: [ˈkrʲitɕɪf], Polish: Krzyczew) is a town in Mogilev Region, Belarus.
It serves as the administrative center of Krychaw District.
[1] Krychaw is first mentioned in chronicles under the year 1136.
The Soviet Air Force Krichev Air Base was located east of Krychaw during the Cold War.
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