At the higher administrative level, Belarus is divided into 6 voblasts. In addition, Minsk has a special administrative status of the capital. Belarus (Belarusian: Белару́сь or Biełaruś, Russian: Белару́сь (formerly: Белору́ссия), Polish: Białoruś) is a landlocked nation of Eastern Europe with the capital Minsk. ... For things named after Minsk, see Minsk (disambiguation) The Mariinsky Cathedral, 1732 Minsk (Belarusian: Менск, Мінск; Russian: Минск) (population 1. ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ...

Voblast (вобласць/ вобласьць in modern Belarusian or vobłaść in Lacinka) is the major administrative subdivision in Belarus. It used to be translated as "province" or "region" in English. The recommended translation is the former one, because the latter may lead to confusion, since the minor administrative division of Belarus is called rajon (the word is translated as "district" in the administrative division sense and "region" in other senses) and the Belarusian word "рэгіён" is also translated as "region". At the higher administrative level, Belarus is divided into 6 voblasts and one municipality (horad, i. ... Belarusian is the language of the Belarusian nation. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... This article is about political regions. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Belarus (Belarusian: Белару́сь or Biełaruś, Russian: Белару́сь (formerly: Белору́ссия), Polish: Białoruś) is a landlocked nation of Eastern Europe with the capital Minsk. ... See rayon for the textile made of processed cellulose. ...

No.	Province	Capital	Belarusian
1	Minsk (capital)		Менск
2	Brest Province	Brest	Берасьцейская вобласьць
3	Homyel Province	Homyel'	Гомельская вобласьць
4	Hrodna Province	Hrodna	Гарадзенская вобласьць
5	Mahilyow Province	Mahilyow	Магілёўская вобласьць
6	Minsk Province	Minsk	Менская вобласьць
7	Vitsebsk Province	Vitsebsk	Віцебская вобласьць

The current subdivision into voblasts is inherited from the subdivision of Belarus when it was part of the USSR, and the name is the Belarusian word for the Russian oblast. File links The following pages link to this file: Belarus List of subnational entities Subdivisions of Belarus Categories: GFDL images ... For things named after Minsk, see Minsk (disambiguation) The Mariinsky Cathedral, 1732 Minsk (Belarusian: Менск, Мінск; Russian: Минск) (population 1. ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Brest voblast is one of the administrative regions in the Republic of Belarus located in the south-west of Belarus bordering on Poland and Ukraine. ... For a city in France, see Brest, France. ... Homyel Province (Gomel Province) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with a center in Homyel. This and Mahilyow Province severely suffered after the Chornobyl nuclear reactor catastrophe. ... Gomel (Belarusian and Russian: Го́мель; transliteration: Hómyel and Gómel, respectively) is the second largest city of Belarus, with a population of 481,000 (2005 estimate) and part of the Homyel Province. ... Hrodna Province (Grodno Province) is a province (voblast) of the Republic of Belarus located in its north-western part bordering on Poland and Lithuania. ... Hrodna (or Grodno; Belarusian: Го́радня, Гро́дна; Grodno in Polish, Гродно in Russian, Gardinas in Lithuanian) is a city in Belarus on the Nemunas river, close to the borders of Poland and Lithuania (about 15 km and 30 km away respectively). ... Mahilyow Province (Mogilev Province) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with capital Mahilyow. ... Mahilyow, or Mahileu (Belarusian: Магілёў; Russian: Могилёв (Mogilev), Polish Mohylew or Mogilew) is a city in the eastern Belarus, close to the border to Russia with about 300,000 inhabitants. ... Minsk Province is a province (voblast) of Belarus with capital Minsk. ... For things named after Minsk, see Minsk (disambiguation) The Mariinsky Cathedral, 1732 Minsk (Belarusian: Менск, Мінск; Russian: Минск) (population 1. ... Vitsebsk Province (Vitebsk Province) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with capital Vitsebsk. ... Categories: Belarus-related stubs | Towns in Belarus ... The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: Союз Советских Социалистических Республик (СССР)  listen; tr. ... An oblast (Russian, Ukrainian: о́бласть) is a name for the subnational entity of Bulgaria, Russian Federation, Ukraine, and the former Soviet Union. ...

Voblasts (and cities) are further subdivided into raions (usually translated as districts). See rayon for the textile made of processed cellulose. ...