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There are probably even more stashes in Pripyat, maybe you can find them all.

In the following content are more then 30 stashes, who have more or less good stuff.
The items you can find there are listed for every stash.
A location plan, possible dangers and some hints are given to you.

Map

1. cinema-Prometheus
2. cinema-Prometheus; west wing*
3. Monolith stash 1
4. Monolith stash 2
5. river port*
6. old service center 1
7. old service center 2
8. residential block near vine anomaly
9. car between vine anomaly and harbour*
10. basement entrance near school
11. greenhouse near school
12. safe in the school*
13. school 2*
14. school 3*
15. Yubileiny Service Center*
16. basement entrance near Yubileiny Service Center
17. unkown*
18. basement window near hospital
19. hospital; room
20. hospital 2*
21. hospital; treatment room*
22. unkown2*
23. workshop(?)*
24. car near garage*
25. basement entrance near kindergarden*
26. basement window near Volcano Anomaly
27. kindergarden; Monolith stash*
28. kindergarden; west wing*
29. grocery store
30. unkown3*
31. departement store
32. residential building
33. book store*
34. bumper car near book store
35. small warehouse

*star marked are work in progress

Description

The cinema is marked on the map, on the PDA.

The cinema is located in the north of Pripyat.
It is a big complex, where the stash is only in the auditorium.

In the auditorium, there are three monoliths, which are hostile.
Hint: if the fire the barrel is burning out in, then are all monoliths deceased or out of range in the auditorium.


the cinema Prometheus



Items:

- 180 rounds 5,45x39 mm
- GP 25 Koster
- 3 Vog 25 grenade

Location plan

You have to go in the auditorium all the way rear, to find the stash.
There is a rusty steel plate, leaning against the wall.
Behind this steel plate are the items.


the auditorium (left) and the stash (right)

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Description

The stash can be marked on the map.

This stash is related to article 4!

The stash is located at the river port, in the top of the tower of the building.
The river port is in the north-east of the map.

You can mark this and another stash (article 4) on the PDA map if you kill the praying Monolith Master and take his PDA. :(
Then the stashes are marked on the own PDA.

If you go there for the first time, there will be a lot of Monolith and zombified Stalkers.
If you kill the Monolith Master and you arrive at the port a second time, then there are few less enemies.
The (holy) Monolith do not attack the Zombified Stalkers and other way too.

This stash is worthwhile, because you can get three Army medkits and Batteries.

The praying Monolith and the marked stash locations.

Items:
- 3 Army medkits
- 10 Batteries

Location plan

When you stand in front of the river port and looks directional up to the river, then the tower is on the left side.
You go into the left section of the port up the stairs.
Then there is in front of you the praying Monolith Master (dont kill him!) and on the left is a ladder.
Then you climb two ladders up, pushes away the boards and in a corner are the items.

The stash in the top of the tower.


If you dare to kill the holy Monolith Master, we will find you!

Description

The stash can be marked on the map.

This stash is related to article 3!

The stash is located at the river port, in the top of the tower of the building.
The river port is in the north-east of the map.

You can mark this and another stash (article 3) only on the PDA map if you kill the praying Monolith Master and take his PDA. :(
Then the stashes are marked on the own PDA.

If you go there for the first time, there will be a lot of Monolith and zombified Stalkers.
If you kill the Monolith Master and you arrive at the port a second time, then there are few less enemies.
The (holy) Monolith do not attack the Zombified Stalkers and other way too.

This stash is worthwhile, because you can get three Army medkits and Batteries.

The praying Monolith and the marked stash locations.

Items:
- 3 Army medkits
- 10 Batteries

Location plan

When you stand in front of the river port and looks directional up to the river, then the tower is on the left side.
You go into the left section of the port up the stairs.
Then there is in front of you the praying Monolith Master (dont kill him!) and on the left is a ladder.
Then you climb two ladders up, pushes away the boards and in a corner are the items.

The stash on the roof with the typically symbol.


If you dare to kill the holy Monolith Master, we will find you!

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may the holy monolith be with you!

Description

The old service center is marked on the map, on the PDA.

The old service center is in the south of the Prometheus-cinema, near the Vine-Anomaly, in north of the map.
In the old service center are with another items the calibration tool which the technicians need.

There are different kinds of dangers.
One is, that in the ground floor are many electro anomalys (called 'electro'), in the first floor is a 'Burer', a kind of a dwarf and at some locations are radiation.
If the Burer is killed onece, then they doesn't appear anymore.

Hint: When you have collect all items and you want to go back. You've shouldn't use the way you come, but the stairs, so that you come to the entrance and not have to go back through the electro anomaly.
In the stairs are radiation, also so also it is a good option to jump out of the window.

This stash is very worthwile, because there are a many good items and the calibration tool.


old service center


Items:

- PMm (5 rounds loadet)
- 200 rounds 7,62x54 PP
- 180 rounds 5,45x39 mm AP
- 20 Gauss rounds
- 10 rounds 7,62x54 mm 7H1
- OG-7V warhead
- calibration tool

Location plan


The stash


The stash is in the first floor, in the old service center in an extra room.
The items are located under a shelf and in a corner next to a bucket.


The three locations of the items in the room

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Description

The residential block near the vine anomaly is not marked on the map, on the PDA.

Sometimes do you see the anomaly in the loading screen.

The residential block near the vine anomaly is between the old service center and the river port.
In this building is a big tendril overgrown which connect the first residential block with an another residential block.
Under the tendril is the Vine-Anomaly.

The biggest danger in this stash location is the gas-anomaly, which move along the tendril.
It moves an exactly way along the tendril, so if you analyze the route of the tendril, you can find an easy way up to the stash.
Another danger is the height of the tendrils and the Vine-Anomaly, which is located directly under someone, when you climbing up the tendril.
Sometimes there are zombies or mercenaries.

This stash is worthwhile, because there are a weapon with ammo, some medicine and energy-drinks.


The tendrial with gas-anomaly

Items:

- RP-74 (100 rounds loadet)
- 300 rounds 7,62x54 PP
- 3 medkits
- energy-drink
- vodka

If you have the right detector you can find there some good artifacts.

Location plan

The stash location is at the top in the northern residential block, at the end of the tendril.


the stash

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Description

The basement entrance near school is not marked on the map, on the PDA.

West of the school is a residential block.
The basement entrance is south of the residential block.

There are no dangers, but sometimes in the school are some enemies.
In the school yard are Snorks.

If you look down the stairs there are the items.
The basement door is closed.

The stash is worthwhile because it contains medicine and some drinks.

The stash (left), the school (right) and in the background is the Vine Anomaly.

Items

- 3 medkits
- 3 energy drinks
- 2 tourist's delight
- vodka
- antidote

Location plan

In the school yard you go west on the other side of the street to the residential block.
At the southern end of the residential building is the basement entrance.

The stash

Description

The greenhouse is not marked on the map, on the PDA. But the school is marked.

The school is in the south of the old service center.
The greenhouse is eastern of the school and in the south of the Vine-Anomaly.

Sometimes there are Snorks in the yard of the school and in the school are sometimes zombies, otherwise there aren't many dangers.
In the yard is an gravitation-anomaly too, where you can find artifacts.

The stash rather not worth it, unless you want a free Medkit and a vodka.


In the yard of the school, the greenhouse (left) and the gravitation-anomaly (right).


Items:

- medkit
- vodka

Location plan

In the greenhouse you must go in the first floor.
In front of you there is now the shelf with the itmes.


the stash

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Description

The basement entrance near Yubileiny service center is not marked on the map, on the PDA.

The basement entrance is in the east of an residential block, which is in the west of the map and also west of the Yubileiny service center.

There are no Dangers.
Maybe there are some dogs around, but in Yubileiny service center are a lot of monolith and zombies.
This stash is worthwhile, because you can get a assault rifle with ammunition, medicine and some drinks.

The stash (left), the service center (right) and residential block (center)

Items

- AC 96/2 (loaded)
- 180 rounds 5,45x39 mm
- 2 energy drinks
- bandage
- hercules

Location plan

When you are on the area of the Yubileiny service center you go west to the residential block.
The basement entrance is in the east of the residential block.

The best way to find the stash is to use the map on the top.

The stash

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Description

The basement window near the hospital is not marked on the map, on the PDA.

In the west of the hospital is a residential block, behind the school yard.
Near the street and near the residential block is a treehouse.

A danger there is that in the passage of the house are zombies or hamsters.

This stash is worthwhile, because you can get an SA Avalanche with ammunition.


The basement window (left) and the treehouse (right).

The school (left), right in the background is the Vine Anomaly.

Items

- SA Avalanche (loaded)
- 60 rounds 9x39 mm

Location plan

Near the hospital, you go west to the residential block.
Directly in a passage behind a bush is the basement window where the items are located.

The stash

Description

The hospital is marked on the map, on the PDA.

In the hospital are many stashes, the others are described in the next pages.

The hospital is northern of the laundromat and south-eastern of the school.
The stash location is in the north-western wing of the hospital (on the picture in the left wing).

In one mission in Pripyat there are many monoliths, but they are only once there.
Later can be there a chimera.
Anomalies are not there.
You can not going in through the window.
The room is directly up to the corridor from the two wings in north-west.

The stash is only worthwhile if you have the right weapon for the grenade launcher.


The courtyard (the stash is in the left wing)


Items:

- 5 M203 grenade
- M203 grenade launcher

Location plan

To get there you have to walk in the northwestern wing to the first floor and then all the way rear.
There, the door is barricaded with a bookcase.
One room before is the way to the stash.
You have to climb over the couch and in the middle of the room is an kind of a pot or tank.
In the 'tank' are the itmes.


The 'tank' as stash

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Description

The hospital is marked on the map, on the PDA.

In the hospital are many stashes, the others are described in the previous pages.

The hospital is northern of the laundromat and south-eastern of the school.
In the treatment room are three stashes.
All these stashes are in the south-eastern wing of the hospital (on the picture in the right wing).

In one mission in Pripyat there are many monoliths, but they are only once there.
Later can be there a chimera.
Anomalies are not there.
If there would be no invisible wall you could jump off the treatment room outside.
The treatment room is in the south of the south-eastern wing.

The stash is worthwhile if you need medicine.


The courtyard (the stashes are in the right wing)

Items:

- 2 medkits
- antidote
-~~EVEN MORE!!!!~~

Location plan


The right wing of the hospital


To get the stash you have to use the stairs and go in the first floor.
Then turn right and in front of you is a metal shelf where are the items of the first stash.


The metal shelf

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Description

The basement windows near the volcano anomaly is not marked on the map, on the PDA.

The basement window is west of the volcano anomaly in the left part of an residential block.

The biggest danger here is the volcano anomaly itself, but you can go around it.
Also there are sometimes some zombies or dogs.

This stash is worthwhile because it contains a GP37 with ammunition.

The volcano anomaly, if you look east, then is the stash behind you.

In the middle of the picture is the basement window, which is provided with boards.

Items

- GP37 (loaded)
-180 rounds 5,56x45 mm

Location plan

The stash is behind a small wooden wall which cover the window.
The window is on the left side of the residential block.


The stash

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Description

The grocery store is marked on the map, on the PDA.

The grocery store is in the west, southern of the map.
When you go in the west, out of the laundromat then you go directly to the grocery store.
There is a secret tunnel from the departement store to a point thats near the grocery store.
The tunnel is not described.

Dangers can be different kinds of anomalys or mutants in the tunnel.
There are no anomalies, but sometimes there are psy dogs or a controller.
The basement entrance is not in the building, but outside.

The stash is very worthwile, because of the rocket launcher.


the grocery store (right is the basement entrance)

Items:

- RPG-7u (loaded)

Location plan

If you go into the basement, you go twice left, and climb down a ladder.
Then you stand on a grid and directly in front of you there are else an ladder that you have to climb down too.
Then you turn out 180° and behind an rusted steel strut is the rocket launcher
(The picture will help you.)


The rocket launcher

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Description

The departement store is marked on the map, on the PDA.

The departement store is between the grocery store, the 'Apartment Complex' and the book store.
in the basement of the store is the tool.
Also there is an entrance of a tunnel that you lead to a point near the grocery store.

Ahead of the departement store are many dogs.
This dogs note the player quite late, so that you can easily run to the entrance of the department store, in a safe place.
In the departement store are 'hamsters', which doesn't actually want to attack the player.
So you can use them to help you.

The best option to find the basement entrance is to find a 'hamster' and follow them.
If you stay a bit away and don't go too close on them, then they don't attack the player, as they want to run strictly in the tunnel.

The stash is very worthwile, because the technician needs the calibration tool.


The departement store outside (without dogs) (left picture) and the entrance (right)

Items:

- calibration tool

location plan

The store interior can be seen as a small maze, where you can't get lost that easy.
The easiest way is to go after the entrance of the departement store, to go to the first door left, then right, then left too and also right.
Then you have found one or more 'hamster', that can be exploited (as described above) to find the tool.
Nevertheless, one can find the stash without the hamster, either by trial or you move again right along the floor and then you take the last or the penultimate way.
Then you always turn and go through the door that is not removed.
Now you should see a staircase in the basement.
There are also the calibration tool and if you go along, then you come to the tunnel entrance where are anomalies, but also good artifacts.


The calibration tool

Description

The residential building is not marked on the map, on the PDA.

This residential building is between the departement store and the 'Apartment Complex' in the south.
The stash is located on the passage of the residential building.

Dangers here are some anomalies.
The second danger is that if you go too close to the department store you can anger the dogs there.

The stash is worthwile, because you get some ammo and four grenades.


The passage of the residential building (left); in the background right is the departement store.


Items:

- 120 rounds 5,45x39 mm
- 4 F1 hand grenades

Location plan

The stash is found by using the first stairs in the passage.
Go up and then jump on the rust-brown porch roof.
If you turn around you see the items.
(The picture below will help you.)


The stash

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Description

The bumper car is not marked on the map, on the PDA, but the bookstore.

The book store is in the south of the map and the stash location is southern, outside of the book store.

The biggest danger there, is that the book store is full of monoliths.
But once they are gone, they're doesn't there again.
sometimes there are runs three psy dogs in the building.
Anomalies are not there.

The stash is worthwhile if you need medicine.


The bookstore (middle), a bus (right) and the bumper car (left; red)

Items:

- 3 bandage
- 2 medkits
- 2 antidote
- radioprotectant

Location plan

There is no great location plan for this stash location.
The bumper car is just to the south, outside of the bookstore.


The stash

Description

The small warehouse is not marked on the map, on the PDA.

The small warehouse is southern of the residential building (that was described in article 32) and eastern of the book store.
Installed on the small warehouse is a empty house.

Dangers there are dogs, mercenary or zombies and near the small warehouse is a radiated Truck.

The stash is worthwile if you need a shotgun with ammo.


The small warehouse (left), the radiated truck (middle)and the residential building (background;right)

Items:

- SPSA-14 (8 buckshot loadet)
- 30 rounds 12x76 slug

Location plan

When you go arround the building in the south is the entrance and in the warehouse are the itmes in a corner.


The stash

Most monolith stashes have a typically symbol: a white atom.
In the picture below you can see one of these symbols.

The stashes of article 3 with the symbol on the wall.

Overall there are nine stashes, three in every map section.
One of three Monolith stashes in pripyat can't be picked up at the beginning, because it is in the kindergarden.

for more informations visit this webpage: https://stalker.fandom.com/wiki/Monolith_stashes

~~"We thank you, oh Monolith, for revealing the cunning plans of your enemies to us.
May your light shine down on the souls of the brave soldiers who gave their lives in service to your will.
Onward warriors of the Monolith, avenge your fallen brothers, blessed as they are in their eternal union with the Monolith.
Bring death to those who spurned the holy power of the Monolith"~~