Mogilev
Sign in to saveMogilev, 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.
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Mogilev is the third-largest city in Belarus, located in the eastern part of the country on the Dnieper River near the Russian border, with a current population of about 353,000. It serves as the administrative center for Mogilev Region and has experienced significant growth since the mid-20th century, when its population was roughly one-third of its current size.
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- Mahilyow
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- Belarusian
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- Mahilyow
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- Mahilioŭ
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- Mahilëŭ
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- Mahili͡oŭ
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- Religion
- Economy
- Cityscape
- Geography
- Climate
- Sports
- Twin towns – sister cities
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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.
==Name== The name Mogilev may be derived from Russian mogila () and lev (); according to folk legend, the city was named after the grave of a young peasant, which was known as the "Tomb of the Lion", and it was around this burial mound that a fortress was built. Its founding has also been linked to Galician prince Leo I.