Homyel' at a glance
- Homyel' is one of the three largest cities in Belarus, with about 500,000 inhabitants.
- It's the largest place in Homyel’ Voblasc’.
- It's about 280 km to Minsk, the country's largest city.
- Towns nearby: Kastsyukowka (12 km), Vyetka (19 km) and Dobrush (23 km).