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Homyel Voblast (Province) or Gomel Oblast (Belarusian: ; translit.: Homel'skaya Voblasc; Russian: ; translit.: Gomel'skaya Oblast; Łacinka: Homiel Vobłaść) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with its administrative center being Homyel.

Important cities within the voblast' include: Homyel, Mazyr, Zhlobin, Svetlahorsk, Rechytsia, Kalinkavichy, Rahachow, Dobrush

Homiel Province and Mahilyow Voblast suffered severely after the Chornobyl nuclear reactor catastrophe.

Administrative Sudivisions

The Homiel Voblast is comprised of 21 districts (raions), 278 selsovets, 17 cities, and 8 city municipalities.

Cities and towns

See also

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Subdivisions of Belarus

Brest | Homiel | Hrodna | Mahilyow | Minsk | Minsk City | Vitsebsk

 


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