Alternate names: Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura, Russian: Згурица. זגוריצה - Hebrew. 48°07' N, 28°01' E, 13 miles W of Soroca (Soroki). Yizkor: Pirke Zguritsa (Tel Aviv, 2000). 1900 Jewish population: 1,802. [March 2009]

Cemetery: Located on a hillside, a hedge and row of trees or bushes with no gate surrounds  the 2,000 sq m site. 1,200 gravestones date from the 19th century. Rarely visited, vegetation is a constant problem that damages stones. Contact: Zilinskaya D. (+373-252)44364. photos [March 2009]