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FICSS in DOS Lithuania Atlas Map Field Information and Coordination Support Section As of April 2007 Division of Operational Services Email : [email protected] ((( Vilani ((( !! Liepaja ((( Jekabpils ((( Rezekn ((( Kalnamuiza ((( Auce ((( Meitene((( Bauska ((( ((( ((( ((( Livani Zabare ((( Viesite ((( Malta ((( ((( Mazeikiai ((( Alsiai LATVIALATVIA ((( Preili ((( Joniskis ((( ((( Birzai ((( Nereta ((( Seda ((( ((( Suvainiskis ((( Akniste ((( Linkuva Lithuania_Atlas_A3LC.wor ((( Pasvalys ((( ((( ((( ((( Kursenai Pandelys((( Subata ((( ((( Telsiai ((( Vabalninkas ((( Rokiskis !! Siauliai ((( ((( Palanga ((( Plunge ((( ((( ((( Kraslava ((( !! Daugavpils ((( Kupiskis ((( Radviliskis ((( D ((( ((( Varniai ((( ((( !! ((( ((( ((( Rietavas !! Panevezys Dusetos((( Zarasai !! Klaipeda((( Gargzdai ((( Braslav ((( Kelme ((( ((( ((( Priekule ((( Anyksciai Baltic Sea LITHUANIALITHUANIA ((( Utena ((( Skautvile ((( Raseiniai ((( S ((( ((( Silute ((( Ignaline ((( Kedainiai ((( ((( Taurage ((( Ukmerge ((( ((( Postavy ((( ((( ((( Jurbakas ((( Sovietsk Jonava ((( ((( Slavsk ((( RuklaRukla ((( Neman RuklaRukla PabradePabrade ((( Pabrade ((( ((( Zelenogradsk ((( Sakiai ((( Krasnoznamensk !! Kaunas ((( ((( ((( ((( Kaisiadorys ((( LEGEND ((( Nemencine RUSSIANRUSSIAN ((( Garliava ((( FEDERATIONFEDERATION ((( Vievis Capital !! Kaliningrad Lentvaris ((( VILNIUSVILNIUS Refugee transit centre ((( ((( Gvardeysk ((( ((( ((( ((( Vilkaviskis ((( Prienai ((( Chernyakhovsk ((( Nesterov ((( Znamensk ((( Gusev !! Main town ((( Kapsukas ((( Secondary town or village ((( ((( ((( Marijampole ((( Smorgon ((( Vileyka ((( Pravdinsk ((( Oshmyany International boundary ((( ((( Ozërsk ((( Kalvarija ((( Bagrationovsk ((( Alytus ((( Zheleznodorozhnyy Primary or secondary road ((( ((( ((( Goldap ((( Salcininkai ((( Molodechno ((( Gorowo-ilawieckie Railway ((( Molodecno ((( Bartoszyce ((( ((( Wegorzewo ((( Varena ELEVATION ((( Lidzbark Warminski (Above mean sea level) ((( Suwalki ((( Volozhin ((( Ketrzyn ((( Radun ((( Gizycko ((( Olecko Below mean sea level ((( Druskininkai 0 to 250 metres ((( Ivye 250 to 500 metres ((( POLANDPOLAND ((( Lida ((( Ivenets ((( Mragowo ((( Biskupiec ((( 500 to 750 metres ((( Augustow ((( Elk 0 25 50 BELARUSBELARUS !! BELARUSBELARUS !! ((( Lyubcha Printed: 04 April 2007 kilometers The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Sources: UNHCR, Global Insight digital mapping - © 1998 Europa Technologies Ltd..

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