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Svetlahorsk (Belarusian: Светлаго́рск; Russian: Светлого́рск) is a town in Homiel Province of western Belarus. It is located by the river Berezina (Biarezina) and has 71,661 inhabitants (2004 estimate). Svetlahorsk is twinnned with the German city of Helmstedt. A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_Arms_of_SvietÅ‚ahorsk,_Belarus. ... The purpose of this page is to lay out our policies for handling sounds, and give people some useful information for handling sound files. ... Administrative center Homyel Largest cities Homyel - 481,200 Mazyr - 111,800 Zhlobin - 72,800 Raions 21 - Cities 17 - Urban localities 278 - Villages 2,178 City raions 8 Area Ranked N/A - Total 40,400 kmÂ² - % of National total 19. ... Categories: Rivers of Belarus | Belarus-related stubs ... Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ... Helmstedt is a city located at the eastern edge of the German state of Lower Saxony. ...

Svetlahorsk Catholic cathedral

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Industry

Within Svetlogorsk there are many industrial activities and organizations. They include: the Svetlogorsk power plant, a chemical man-made fiber plant, a reinforced concrete industrial complex, a Petroleum producing industry, a pulp and paper milk industry, butter-making factory, a bakery, and an industrial college. Chemical tanks in Lillebonne, France Chemical industry includes those industries involved in the production of petrochemicals, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, polymers, paints, oleochemicals etc. ... Reinforced concrete at Sainte Jeanne dArc Church (Nice, France): architect Jacques Dror, 1926â€“1933 Reinforced concrete, also called ferroconcrete in some countries, is concrete in which reinforcement bars (rebars) or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the material that would otherwise be brittle. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Ignacy Åukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ...

Svetlogorsk is also a railroad station on the Zhlobin-Kalinkavichy rail way line. Zhlobin (Belarusian: Жло́бін; Russian: Жло́бин) is a city in the Homel voblast of Belarus, on the Dnepr river. ... Kalinkovichi is a town in the Homel voblast of south-western Belarus with a population of 71,500. ...

An Orthodox cathedral in Svetlahorsk.

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Sights

Within Svetlahorsk there is an orthodox church and cathedral, a catholic cathedral, a quay, and a museum of local lore. Separate articles treat Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Orthodox Judaism. ... A quay, pronounced key, is a wharf or bank where ships and other vessels are loaded. ...

Image:Homyel-Voblast-COA.gif	Subdivisions of Homyel (Gomel) Voblast, Belarus

	Raions:	Aktsyabar Raion \| Brahin Raion \| Buda-Kashalyowa Raion \| Chachersk Raion \| Dobrush Raion \| Homyel Raion \| Jelsk Raion \| Khoiniki Raion \| Kalinkavichy Raion \| Karma Raion \| Lyel'chytsy Raion \| Loew Raion \| Mazyr Raion \| Narowla Raion \| Pyetrykaw Raion \| Rahachow Raion \| Rechytsa Raion \| Svetlahorsk Raion \| Vetka Raion \| Zhytkavichy Raion \| Zhlobin Raion Administrative center Homyel Largest cities Homyel - 481,200 Mazyr - 111,800 Zhlobin - 72,800 Raions 21 - Cities 17 - Urban localities 278 - Villages 2,178 City raions 8 Area Ranked N/A - Total 40,400 kmÂ² - % of National total 19. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... See rayon for the textile made of processed cellulose. ... Aktsyabar Raion or Oktyabr Raion (Belarusian: translit. ... Coat of Arms Brahin Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ... Buda-Kashalyowa Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblasts, in Belarus. ... Chachersk Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ... Dobrush Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ... Homyel Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Jelsk Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ... 200pxCoat of arms Khoiniki Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ... Kalinkavichy Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ... Karma Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ... Lyelchytsy Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Loew Raion (ÅojeÅ) is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Mazyr Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ... Narowla Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ... Pyetrykaw Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Rahachow Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ... Rechytsa Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ... Svetlahorsk Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Vetka Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ... Zhytkavichy Raion (Belarusian: ; Russian: ) is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ... Zhlobin coat of arms Zhlobin Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. ...
	Cities:	Buda-Kashalyowa \| Chachersk \| Dobrush \| Homyel \| Jelsk \| Kalinkavichy \| Khoiniki \| Mazyr \| Narowla \| Petrtkow \| Rahachow \| Rechytsia \| Svetlahorsk \| Turaw \| Vassilyevichy \| Vetka \| Zhlobin \| Zhytkavichy Coat of arms Buda-Kashalyowa (Belarusian: ; Russian: ) is a town in Homiel Voblast, Belarus. ... Coat of Arms of Chachersk Chachersk (Belarusian: , Russian: ) is a city in the Homiel Province of Belarus, an administrative center of the Chachersk district. ... Dobrush is a town and region within the Homiel Voblast of Belarus. ... Gomel or Homel, (Belarusian Ð“Ð¾Ð¼ÐµÐ»ÑŒ; Russian: Ð“Ð¾Ð¼ÐµÐ»ÑŒ, transliteration: GÃ³mel) is the second-largest city of Belarus and the main city of Homiel Province. ... Coat of arms Jelsk (Belarusian: ; Russian: ) is a town in Homiel Voblast, Belarus. ... Kalinkovichi is a town in the Homel voblast of south-western Belarus with a population of 71,500. ... Coat of arms Khoiniki (Belarusian: , Russian: ) is a town in Homiel Voblast, Belarus. ... Mazyr (Belarusian: ; Russian: ) is a town in the Homiel Province of Belarus on the Pripyat River about 210 km east of Pinsk and 100 km northwest of Chernobyl. ... Coat of arms Narovla (Belarusian: , Russian: ) is a town in Gomel Oblast, Belarus. ... Petrtkow is a town in Homiel Voblast, Belarus. ... RahaÄoÅ (Belarusian: ; Russian: ) is a town in the Homiel Province of Belarus. ... ReÄyca (Belarusian: , Russian: ) is a town in the Homiel Province of Belarus. ... The town flag TuraÅ or Turaw (Belarusian: , Russian: , Polish: ) is a town in Å½ytkaviÄy district of Homiel Province of Belarus. ... Vassilyevichy is a town in Homiel Voblast, Belarus. ... Coat of arms Vetka is a town and principal centre in Vetka Raion in Homiel Voblast, Belarus. ... Zhlobin (Belarusian: Жло́бін; Russian: Жло́бин) is a city in the Homel voblast of Belarus, on the Dnepr river. ... Zhytkavichy (Belarusian: , Russian: ) is a town in the Homiel Province of Belarus, an administrative center of the Å½ytkaviÄy district. ...

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Turaw, Belarus (172 words)
	An administrative center of the Svetlahorsk Region of Belarus in Homel' Voblasc', 110km North-West of Homel'.
	Svetlahorsk is known since XVI century as a village of Shacilkavichy (later Shacilki).
	Svetlahorsk page from toc-ministries.org (photos in our page are taken from this link).

BHHRG (3024 words)
	Some people suspect that the first cases came from Ukraine (where there are said to be 5000 cases) but the Belarusian sub-type of HIV is not the same as that detected in Ukraine.
	Representatives of the UN in Minsk said that they had asked the Svetlahorsk authorities to draw up a list of what they needed including things like disinfectant which is the last things needed (sterile techniques should be used in the first place).
	In fact, the local people of Svetlahorsk had reacted strongly against the methadone and syringe exchange programmes seeing it as misuse of valuable financial resources which should be used for more necessary medical requirements.

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