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May 20, 2024 · Minsk, city, capital of Belarus, and administrative centre of Minsk oblast (region). The city lies along the Svisloch River. Belarus. First mentioned in 1067, it became the seat of a principality in 1101. Minsk passed to Lithuania in the 14th century and later to Poland and was regained by Russia in the Second Partition of Poland, in 1793.
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.
Minsk: history of the city, rivers and lakes, population, area, religion, major attractions, sports and tourism, natural resources, economics.
Nov 2, 2017 · Minsk is the capital and seat of government of Belarus. As of 2013, the city had a population of 2,002,600, making it the most populated in the country. The city is situated on the slopes of the Minsk Hills, and two major rivers, the Nyamiha and Svislach, flow through it. Other smaller rivers also flow through the area.
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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. Covering an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) and with a population of 9.1 million, Belarus is the 13th-largest and the 20th-most populous country ...
Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus. Belarus is a former republic of the Soviet Union, gaining its independence on August 25, 1991, following the dissolution of the USSR. Belarus, known formally as the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country situated in Eastern Europe.
