Holocaust locations in Belarus

city of Belarus, capital of Brest Region

Grodno, or Hrodna, is a city in western Belarus. It is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, from Minsk, about from the border with Poland, and from the border with Lithuania. Grodno serves as the administrative center of Grodno Region and Grodno District, though it is administratively separated from the district. the city has a population of 363,718.

Mogilev, or Mahilyow, is a city in eastern Belarus. It is located on the Dnieper River, about from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and from Bryansk Oblast. As of 2025, it has a population of 352,896. In 2011, its population was 360,918, up from an estimated 106,000 in 1956. It serves as the administrative centre of Mogilev Region, and is the third-largest city in Belarus.

Gomel (, ) or Homyel (, ) is a city in south-eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Gomel Region and Gomel District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2025, it is the second-largest city in Belarus, with 501,193 inhabitants.

Babruysk or Bobruysk is a city in Mogilev Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Babruysk District, though it is administratively separated from the district. It is situated on the Berezina River. Babruysk occupies an area of , and comprises over 450 streets whose combined length stretches for over . , it has a population of 205,502.Babruysk is located at the intersection of railroads to Asipovichy, Zhlobin, Aktsyabrski and roads to Minsk, Gomel, Mogilev, Kalinkavichy, Slutsk, and Rahachow. It has the largest timber mill in Belarus and is known for its chemical, machine bui

Orsha (; , ; ) is a city in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is situated on the fork of the Dnieper River and Arshytsa River, and it serves as the administrative center of Orsha District. As of 2025, it has a population of 101,662.

Pinsk (; , ; ; ; ) is a city in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pinsk District, though it is administratively separated from the district. It is located in the historical region of Polesia, at the confluence of the Pina River and the Pripyat River. The region was known as the Pinsk Marshes and is southwest of Minsk. As of 2025, it has a population of 124,008.

Baranavichy or Baranovichi is a city in the Brest Region of western Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Baranavichy District, though it is administratively separate from the district. As of 2025, it has a population of 170,817 and is the eighth largest city in the country.

Mazyr or Mozyr (, ; , ; ; ) is a city in Gomel Region, in southern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Mazyr District. It is situated on the Pripyat River about east of Pinsk and northwest of Chernobyl in Ukraine. As of 2025, it has a population of 104,517.

Lida is a city in Grodno Region, western Belarus, located west of Minsk. It serves as the administrative center of Lida District. As of 2025, it has a population of 103,262.

Slonim is a town in Grodno Region, in western Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Slonim District. It is located at the junction of the Shchara and Isa rivers, southeast of Grodno. As of 2025, it has a population of 48,402.

Nyasvizh or Nesvizh is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Nyasvizh District. Nyasvizh is the site of Nesvizh Castle, a World Heritage Site. In 2009, its population was 14,300. As of 2025, it has a population of 15,909.

Maladzyechna, or Molodechno, is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Maladzyechna District (and formerly of Molodechno Region from 1944 to 1960). Maladzyechna is located northwest of Minsk. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 98,514 inhabitants. As of 2025, it has a population of 88,290.

Novogrudok or Navahrudak (; ; , ; ) is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Novogrudok District. As of 2025, it has a population of 27,624.

Vawkavysk or Volkovysk is a town in Grodno Region, in western Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Vawkavysk District. It is located on the and rivers, roughly from the city of Grodno and from Minsk, the national capital. As of 2025, it has a population of 41,020. It is one of the oldest towns in the region.

Zhlobin (; ; ) is a town in Gomel Region, in eastern Belarus. It is located on the Dnieper River, and serves as the administrative center of Zhlobin District. It is situated from Gomel. As of 2025, it has a population of 76,304.

Rechytsa or Rechitsa (, ; ; ) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Rechytsa District. The town is located on the Rechytsa River, which flows into the Dnieper. In 2020, its population was 66,400. As of 2025, it has a population of 64,733.

Asipovichy (; ) is a town in Mogilev Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Asipovichy District. It is located southwest of Mogilev, south of the Minsk-Gomel expressway. It is located at the junction of railway lines between Minsk, Gomel, Mogilev, and Baranavichy. In 2020, its population was 29,900. As of 2025, it has a population of 28,745.

Zaslawye or Zaslavl is a town in Minsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It is located northwest of the capital Minsk. In 2009, its population was 14,400. As of 2025, it has a population of 17,317.

Byaroza (; ; also spelled Bereza), formerly Byaroza-Kartuzskaya, is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Byaroza District. As of 2025, it has a population of 28,192.

Vileyka or Vilyeyka is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Vileyka District. It is located on the Viliya River, northwest of Minsk. The first historical record dates from 16 November 1460. As of 2025, the town has a population of 26,375.

urban-type settlement in Belarus

Ashmyany or Oshmyany is a city in Grodno Region, Belarus. It is located from Vilnius in Lithuania, and serves as the administrative center of Ashmyany District. The river Ashmyanka passes through the city. As of 2025, it has a population of 16,804.

Braslaw or Braslav is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Braslaw District. As of 2025, it has a population of 9,338.

city in Belarus

Valozhyn or Volozhin is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Valozhyn District. It is located northwest of the capital Minsk, on the Valozhynka River in the Neman River basin, and the beginning of the Naliboki forest. In 1995, its population was approximately 11,500. As of 2025, it has a population of 9,923.

Klyetsk or Kletsk is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Klyetsk District. Klyetsk is located on the Lan River. As of 2025, it has a population of 11,169.

Kamyenyets or Kamenets, also known as Kamyanyets, is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Kamyenyets District. The town is located in the northwestern corner of Brest Region on the Lyasnaya River, about north from Brest. The Leśna Prawa river flows through the town. In 2002, its population was approximately 9,000. As of 2025, it has a population of 8,133.

Stolin is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Stolin District, the largest district in the region. Stolin is located from the Belarus–Ukraine border. As of 2025, it has a population of 14,034.

Bykhaw or Bykhov is a town in Mogilev Region, Belarus. It is located south of Mogilev, and serves as the administrative center of Bykhaw District. In 2009, its population was 17,031. As of 2025, it has a population of 16,296.

Lyepyel or Lepel is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus, located near Lyepyel Lake on the Vula River. It serves as the administrative center of Lyepyel District. Its population in the 1998 census was 19,400. As of 2025, it has a population of 16,895.

Horki or Gorki (, ; ) is a town in Mogilev Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Horki District. In 2009, its population was 32,777. In 2024, it had a population of 28,961. As of 2025, it has a population of 28,626.

Chachersk or Chechersk is a town in Gomel Region, in eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Chachersk District. As of 2025, it has a population of 8,926.

Stowbtsy or Stolbtsy is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Stowbtsy District. It is located on the Neman River. As of 2025, it has a population of 17,701.

Lahoysk is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Lahoysk District. As of 2025, it has a population of 15,567.

Dzyatlava or Dyatlovo is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Dzyatlava District. It is located about southeast of Grodno. The population was 7,700 in 2016. As of 2025, it has a population of 7,596.

Shklov or Shklow is a town in Mogilev region, Belarus, located north of Mogilev on the Dnieper River. It serves as the administrative center of Shklov district. It has a railway station on the line between Orsha and Mogilev. In 2009, its population was 16,439. As of 2025, it has a population of 14,738.

Pruzhany is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pruzhany District. The town is located at the confluence of the Mukha River and the Vets Canal, where the Mukhavets River rises. As of 2025, it has a population of 18,824.

Iwye is a town in Grodno region, Belarus. It is the administrative center of Iwye district. , Iwye has a population of 6,906.

city in Belarus

Luninyets or Luninets is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Luninyets District. As of 2025, it has a population of 23,469. It is home to Luninets air base.

city in Belarus

Klimavichy (; ) is a town in Mogilev Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Klimavichy District. Klimavichy is located east of Mogilev on the bank of the Kalinica River. In 2009, its population was 17,064. As of 2025, it has a population of 14,868.

Motal or Motol (; Russian and West Polesian: Мотоль; ; Motele) is an agrotown in Ivanava District, Brest Region, Belarus. It is located about 30 kilometres west of Pinsk on the Yaselda River.

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Davyd-Haradok or David-Gorodok is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. As of 2025, it has a population of 5,658.

Smalyavichy or Smolevichi is a town in Minsk Region, in central Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Smalyavichy District. It is situated on the Plisa River (a tributary of the Berezina). As of 2025, it has a population of 23,721.

Chavusy or Chausy is a town in Mogilev Region, in eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Chavusy District. In 2009, its population was 10,692. As of 2025, it has a population of 9,690.

Miory or Myory is a town in Vitebsk Region, in northern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Miory District. As of 2025, it has a population of 7,756.

Lyakhavichy or Lyakhovichi is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Lyakhavichy District. As of 2025, it has a population of 10,537.

Ivatsevichy (; ; ) is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Ivatsevichy District. As of 2025, it has a population of 22,264.

Kopys is an urban-type settlement in Orsha District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. As of 2025, it has a population of 600.

Vyerkhnyadzvinsk or Verkhnedvinsk (; ), previously known as Drysa or Drissa until 1962, is a town in Vitebsk Region, in northern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Vyerkhnyadzvinsk District. It is located at the confluence of the and the Daugava River. Its population in 2009 was 7,600. As of 2025, it has a population of 6,771.

Hlybokaye or Glubokoye is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Hlybokaye District. As of 2025, it has a population of 17,807.

Ivanava or Ivanovo is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Ivanava District. As of 2025, it has a population of 16,017.

Kapyl is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Kapyl District. It is located west-northwest of Slutsk and south-southwest of the capital Minsk. As of 2025, it has a population of 9,887.

Hantsavichy or Gantsevichi (, ; , ; ) is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Hantsavichy District. As of 2025, it has a population of 13,248.

Vyetka or Vetka (; ; ) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It is situated on the bank of the Sozh River, and serves as the administrative center of Vyetka District. As of 2025, it has a population of 8,580.

Shchuchyn is a town in Grodno Region, in western Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Shchuchyn District. As of 2025, it has a population of 15,127.

Haradok or Gorodok (, ; ; ) is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Haradok District. Approximately 14,000 people reside in the town itself and around 30,000 people reside within the district, which is one of the largest in the country. The town is located on the north-east of Belarus and occupies around 3,000 square kilometers. It is situated 30 kilometers away from Vitebsk, the major city of one of the six provinces in the Republic of Belarus. As of 2025, it has a population of 11,321.