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Vitebsk, City Hall. Grodno, Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier. Brest, Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Babruysk, Church of the Immaculate Conception of Saint Virgin Mary. Baranavichy, Lenin Square. Barysaw, Church of the Resurrection of Christ. Pinsk, Jesuit collegium. Orsha, former Jesuit Cloister.
The population of Belarus suffered a dramatic decline during World War II, dropping from more than 9 million in 1940 to 7.7 million in 1951. It then resumed its long-term growth, rising to 10 million in 1999. [4] After that the population began a steady decline, dropping to 9.7 million in 2006–2007. [5]
Belarus spans an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) with a population of 9.1 million, The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into six regions. Minsk is the capital and largest city; it is administered separately as a city with special status.
Minsk (Belarusian: Мінск, IPA: [mʲinsk]; Russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region and Minsk District.
Brest, Belarus. Brest, formerly Brest-Litovsk and Brest-on-the-Bug, [a] is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the Polish town of Terespol, where the Bug and Mukhavets rivers meet, making it a border town. It serves as the administrative center of Brest Region and Brest District, though it is administratively separated from the ...
Category. : Cities in Belarus. Belarus portal. This is a set category. It should only contain pages that are Cities in Belarus or lists of Cities in Belarus, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Cities in Belarus in general should be placed in relevant topic categories.
This is a list of places in Belarus. At the higher administrative level, Belarus is divided into 6 voblastsi (usually translated as regions or provinces) and one municipality (horad, i.e., "city"); the latter one is a special status of the capital of Belarus. Minsk, the municipality. Brest Region (Brest) Gomel Region (Gomel) Grodno Region ...
Regions of Belarus. At the top level of administration, Belarus is divided into six regions and one capital city. The six regions are oblasts (also known as voblastsi), while the city of Minsk has a special status as the capital of Belarus. [ 1 ] Minsk also serves as the administrative center of Minsk Region. [ 2 ]