Gomel
Sign in to saveGomel (, ) 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.
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Gomel is the second-largest city in Belarus, located in the southeastern part of the country with a population of over 501,000 people as of 2025. It serves as the administrative center for both Gomel Region and Gomel District, though it is administratively independent from the district itself.
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- Etymology
- History
- Kievan Rus'
- Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Russian Empire
- Civil war and early Soviet era
- World War II
- Post-war period
- Chernobyl disaster
- Recent history
- Population
- Jewish community
- Geography
- Climate
- Transportation
- Sports
- Education
- Culture
- Notable residents
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Former twin towns
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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.
==Etymology== There are at least six narratives of the origin of the city's name. The most plausible is that the name is derived from the name of the stream Homeyuk, which flowed into the river Sozh near the foot of the hill where the first settlement was founded. Names of other Belarusian cities are formed along these lines: for example, Polotsk from the river Palata, and Vitebsk from the river Vitsba.