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The city was initially built on the hills, which allowed for defensive fortifications, and the western parts of the city are the most hilly. In 5 km (3.1 mi) from the northwestern edge of city lies large Zaslawskaye reservoir, often called the Minsk sea. It is the second largest reservoir in Belarus, constructed in 1956.
This division was inherited by the contemporary Republic of Belarus from the Byelorussian SSR and introduced in 1938. [2] As of 2020, 115 settlements had the status of a city/town. Among them: [3] 10 cities of regional subordinance; 104 towns of district subordinance; Minsk — the capital of the country.
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 ; Gomel Region ; Grodno Region
Belarus, [b] officially the Republic of Belarus, [c] is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) with a population of 9.1 million.
Lake Narach, the largest lake in the country, is located in the northern part of the region. There are four other large lakes in this region: Svir (8th largest), Myadel (11th largest), Syalyava (14th largest) and Myastro (15th largest). [4] It is the only region of Belarus whose border is not part of the international border 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]
In the following years the city grew rapidly as a result of massive industrialisation. This generated the so-called Minsk Phenomenon in the 1960s and 1970s (the phenomenon was caused by combining R&D-intensive manufacturing, research institutions and highly skilled labour, which resulted in high rates of output expansion). Minsk became an ...
After annexation by Russia in 1793, growth of the city slowed, in part due to it being bypassed by the railroad. By 1897 the Jewish community numbered 10,264 inhabitants, or 77% of the city population. [4] They played a central role in the cities markets, particularly in agricultural produce. Cold Synagogue (Y. Krouger, 1921)