Narowlya

Town in Gomel Region, Belarus
Town in Gomel Region, Belarus
Narowlya
Нароўля (Belarusian)
Coat of arms of Narowlya
Coat of arms
51°53′21″N 29°57′52″E / 51.88917°N 29.96444°E / 51.88917; 29.96444
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
DistrictNarowlya District
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total8,352
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
247800
Area code+375 2355
License plate3

Narowlya (Belarusian: Нароўля, romanized: Naroŭlia;[a] Russian: Наровля, romanized: Narovlya; Polish: Narowla) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus, and the administrative center of Narowlya District.[1] As of 2023, it has a population of 8,352.[1]

In 1986, the city experienced heavy radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident.[2] Today it is located on the border of Polesie State Radioecological Reserve.

Gallery

  • Wooden synagogue before 1906.
    Wooden synagogue before 1906.
  • Painting of around 1927 by Aron Kascialianski (1891-1934)
    Painting of around 1927 by Aron Kascialianski (1891-1934)
  • Synagogue in 1916
    Synagogue in 1916

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ^ "English: Chernobyl radiation map from CIA handbook, SVG'd by User:Sting, and re-anglified by me (To the same strange names used in the original)".
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