Minsk

**Minsk**
	capital and largest city of Belarus
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Instance of	administrative territorial entity of Belarus; first-level administrative division; city or town; big city;
Location	Belarus; Belarus;
Located in or next to body of water	Nyamiha River; Svislach River; Loshytsa; Sliepnia; Cna river; Myška; Traścianka; Piarespa; Dražnia;
Legislative body	Q27919241;
Executive body	Minsk City Executive Committee;
Official language	Belarusian; Russian (1996–);
Anthem	Anthem of Minsk (2001–);
Head of government	Uladzimir Kukharau (2020–);
Significant event	Magdeburg rights (Magdeburg rights in Minsk, 1499–); Bombing of Minsk in World War II (1941–1941); German occupation of Minsk during World War II (1941–1944);
Population	1,992,862 (2024);
Area	409.5 km²;
Elevation above sea level	280 m;
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	53° 54′ 08.09″ N, 27° 33′ 42.61″ E
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	Q2280; VIAF ID: 154760598; GND ID: 4039510-8; Library of Congress authority ID: n79116460; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 15027101k; NL CR AUT ID: ge138078; SELIBR ID: 154243; National Library of Israel ID (old): 000976984; National Library of Spain ID: XX451453; U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10046438; Libris-URI: wt7984sf5stx3tf; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007552618305171; OpenStreetMap relation ID: 59195
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Afrikaans: Minsk

Беларуская: Мінск, сталіца Беларусі

Беларуская (тарашкевіца): Менск, сталіца Беларусі

Deutsch: Minsk, Hauptstadt und größte Stadt von Belarus

English: Minsk, capital of Belarus

Español: Minsk

Suomi: Minsk

日本語: ミンスク

한국어: 민스크

Македонски: Минск

Polski: Mińsk

Русский: Минск, столица и крупнейший город Белоруссии

Türkçe: Minsk

Українська: Мінськ

中文：明斯克

العربية: مينسك, عاصمة بيلاروس

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Symbols

Coat of Arms
Flag

Symbols of Boroughs of Minsk

Coat of Arms of Zavadski district
Coat of Arms of Leninski district
Coat of Arms of Kastrychnitski district
Coat of Arms of Partyzanski district
Coat of Arms of Pershamayski district
Coat of Arms of Savetski district
Coat of Arms of Frunzenski district
Coat of Arms of Central district

Satellite images

view from space, 1965
Minsk from space by NASA, ~2005
Minsk from space by NASA (adjusted projection), ~2005
Minsk by ESA satellite Sentinel-2, resolution 10m, near natural colors, 19-MAY-2019

Upper town

English: Cathedral of Holy Spirit
Беларуская: Кафедральны сабор Святога Духа
English: Nigh view of Cathedral of Holy Spirit
English: Cathedral of St. Mary
Беларуская: Касцёл Найсв. Дзевы Марыі
English: City hall
Беларуская: Ратуша
English: Church of Saint Joseph
Беларуская: Касцёл Святога Іосіфа
English: Aerial view of upper town
Niamiha street
skyline
night
skyline
Serebryanka

Squares of Minsk

English: Republican trade union palace of culture at October square
English: Victory square
Беларуская: Плошча Перамогі
English: Church at Independence square
English: Yakub Kolas square

Independence avenue

English: KGB Headquarters
English: Niezaliežnasci Avenue, 26
English: Former Ecclesiastical Archaeological Museum
English: Victory square
Беларуская: Плошча Перамогі
English: Victory square
Беларуская: Плошча Перамогі
English: Park of Chelyuskintsy

Metro

Станцыя метро Пушкінская - Pushkinskaya station
Станцыя метро Спартыўная - Spartyunaya station
Станцыя метро Партызанская - Partyzanskaja station
Уваход на станцыю Няміга - Nyamiha station
Станцыя метро Акадэмія навук - Akademiya navuk station
Станцыя метро Плошча Якуба Коласа - Ploshcha Jakuba Kolasa station
Уваход на станцыю Магілёўская - Entrance to the Mogilevskaya station

Theatre

English: National Opera and Ballet of Belarus
English: Maxim Gorky National Academic Drama Theatre
English: Yanka Kupala National Academic Theatre

Events

riots
protests
"Mass Media in Belarus" exhibition
Consecration of front's banners
Exhibition of traditional crafts
English: Normandy format talks in Minsk (2015): Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande, Petro Poroshenko and Vladimir Putin take part in the talks on Ukraine
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Misc

Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral at Minsk, the oldest surviving building in the city (1612)