Homiel Voblast or
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Homel'skaya Voblasts; ;
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Gomel'skaya Oblast) is a
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(voblast) of
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with its
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HomyelGomel , also Homiel, Homel Gomel , also Homiel, Homel Gomel , also Homiel, Homel (Belarusian, Russian: Гомель, (Bel.), (Rus.), translit: Homieĺ; is the administrative center of Homiel Voblast and the second-largest city in Belarus. It has a population of 479,935 (2006 estimate)...
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Homiel Voblast or
Gomel Oblast ' onMouseout='HidePop("13813")' href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Romanization_of_Belarusian">translit.:
Romanization or Latinization of Belarusian is any system for transliterating written Belarusian from the Cyrillic alphabet to the Latin.Some of the standard systems for romanizing Belarusian:...
Homel'skaya Voblasts; ;
translit.:Romanization or Latinization of Belarusian is any system for transliterating written Belarusian from the Cyrillic alphabet to the Latin.Some of the standard systems for romanizing Belarusian:...
Gomel'skaya Oblast) is a
provinceA province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Roman provinces:The word is attested in English since c.1330, deriving from Old French province , which comes from the Latin word provincia, which referred to the sphere of activity which a...
(voblast) of
BelarusBelarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel , Mahilyow and Vitebsk...
with its
administrative centerCapital City was a television show produced by Euston Films which focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman....
being
HomyelGomel , also Homiel, Homel Gomel , also Homiel, Homel Gomel , also Homiel, Homel (Belarusian, Russian: Гомель, (Bel.), (Rus.), translit: Homieĺ; is the administrative center of Homiel Voblast and the second-largest city in Belarus. It has a population of 479,935 (2006 estimate)...
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Important cities within the voblasts include: Gomel,
MazyrMazyr, also Mozyr is a city in the Homiel Province of Belarus on the Pripyat River about 210 km east of Pinsk and 100 km northwest of Chernobyl and is located at approximately . The population is 111,770 . The total urban area including Kalinkavičy across the river has a population of...
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ZhlobinZhlobin is a city in the Homiel Voblast of Belarus, on the Dnieper river. As of 2005, the population is 73,089. The town was first mentioned in writing in 1492....
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SvetlahorskSvetlahorsk is a town in Homiel Province of western Belarus. It is located by the river Berezina and has 71,661 inhabitants . Svetlahorsk is twinned with the German city of Helmstedt.-Industry:...
, Rechytsia,
KalinkavichyKalinkavičy is a town in the Homiel Province of south-eastern Belarus. Kalinkavičy is located beside the Pripyat River, opposite the town of Mazyr, and is the site of one of country's most important railway junctions...
,
RahachowRahačoŭ is a town in the Homiel Province of Belarus. It is center of Rahačoŭ district. Rahačoŭ is located at , between the Druć and Dnieper rivers. The population is 34,727 ....
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DobrushDobrush is a town and region within the Homiel Voblast of Belarus. It is located on the Iput River. Mentioned for the first time in 1335.Dobrush is governed by a Regional Executive Committee, the chairman of which is Olga Mokhoreva. In 1986, the city suffered from heavy radioactive fallout from the...
Homiel Province and
Mahilyow VoblastMahilyow Voblasts or Mogilyov Oblast is a province of Belarus with its administrative center being Mogilyov ....
suffered severely after the Chornobyl
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catastrophe.
Administrative Subdivisions
The Homiel Voblasts comprises 21 districts (raions), 278 selsovets, 17 cities, and 8 city municipalities.
Cities and towns
- Gomel - 481,200
- Mazyr
Mazyr, also Mozyr is a city in the Homiel Province of Belarus on the Pripyat River about 210 km east of Pinsk and 100 km northwest of Chernobyl and is located at approximately . The population is 111,770 . The total urban area including Kalinkavičy across the river has a population of...
- 111,800
- Zhlobin
Zhlobin is a city in the Homiel Voblast of Belarus, on the Dnieper river. As of 2005, the population is 73,089. The town was first mentioned in writing in 1492....
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: Žłobin)- 72,800
- Svetlahorsk
Svetlahorsk is a town in Homiel Province of western Belarus. It is located by the river Berezina and has 71,661 inhabitants . Svetlahorsk is twinned with the German city of Helmstedt.-Industry:...
- 71,700
- Rechytsa
Rechitsa is a town in the Homiel Province of Belarus. It is center of Rechitsa district. City is situated at the mouth of Rechitsa river, flowing into Dnieper. The population is 65,532 as of 2005....
- 66,200
- Kalinkavichy
Kalinkavičy is a town in the Homiel Province of south-eastern Belarus. Kalinkavičy is located beside the Pripyat River, opposite the town of Mazyr, and is the site of one of country's most important railway junctions...
- 37,900
- Rahachow
Rahačoŭ is a town in the Homiel Province of Belarus. It is center of Rahačoŭ district. Rahačoŭ is located at , between the Druć and Dnieper rivers. The population is 34,727 ....
- 34,700
- Dobrush - 19,300
- Zhytkavichy - 16,900
- Khoiniki
Khoiniki is a town in Homiel Voblast, Belarus. In 1986, the city suffered from heavy radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident. It is located at ....
- 14,200
- Petrykaw - 10,800
- Yelsk - 10,000
- Buda-Kashalyowa
Buda-Kashalyova is a town in Homyel Voblast, Belarus. It has a population of 8,800 .It was first mentioned in chronicles from the first half of 1824 as village Buda in Mahilyow Gubernia. Its population was 500 ....
- 9,500
- Narowla
Narowlya is a town in Homiel Voblast, Belarus. The populatrion is 8329 people as of 2005. In 1986, the city suffered from heavy radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident....
- 8.200
- Vetka
Vetka is a town and principal centre in Vetka Raion in Homiel Voblast, Belarus. It is located in an area which is highly contaminated due to the nuclear fallout of the Chernobyl disaster.-References:...
- 7,800
- Chachersk
Chachersk is a city in the Homiel Province of Belarus, an administrative center of the Chachersk district. It is located in an area which is highly contaminated due to the fallout of the Chernobyl disaster.-History:...
- 7,700
- Vassilyevichy
Vassilyevichy is a town in Homiel Voblast, Belarus....
- 4,500
- Turaw - 3,200
- Brahin
Brahin is an urban-type settlement in Belarus and an administrative center of Brahin Raion. It stands on the banks of Braginka river, 28 km from the nearest railway , and has a population of 3,700....
- 3,700
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