Gomel Region or Homieĺ Region, also known as Gomel Oblast or Homyel Voblasts, is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Gomel. The total area of the region is 40,400 square kilometres (15,600 sq mi). As of 2024, it has a population of 1,338,617.
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Gomel or Homyel is a city in Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Gomel Region and Gomel District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2024, it is the second-largest city in Belarus with 501,102 inhabitants.
Top: Gomel State Circus Arena (left) and Gomel State Post Office heritage building (right) Center: Rumyantsev-Paskevich Palace and statue of Nikolay Rumyantsev Bottom: Saint Peters and Pavel Orthodox Church, Gomel Nativity of Virgin Mary Church, and Gomel City Council (left to right)
Gomel's inner fortress in the 12th century
Pyotr Alexandrovich Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky (1725–1796)
Nikolay Petrovich Rumyantsev (1754–1826)