Mazyr (Belarus)
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- BGN per phone, 9/19/89(Mozyrʹ; ppl.; 52°03ʹN 29°16ʹE)
- Borovskiĭ, A.N. T︠S︡vetut nad Pripi︠a︡tʹi︠u︡ sady, 1987:p. 5 (Mozyrʹ)
- Bel. sav. ėntsykl.:v 6, p. 536 (Mazyr in Homelʹskai︠a︡ vobl.; lst mentioned in chronicles of 1155)
- Russia and newly indedendent nations of former USSR [MAP] March, 1993:(Mazyr, in Belarus)
- SSSR, admin.-territ. delenie, 1977:p. 356 (Mozyrʹ, lst mentioned ca. 1155; known as Rechit︠s︡e [no publs. in LC data base] ca. 1185; by 1795 part of Russian Empire and officially designated as a city)
- BGN per phone, 9/19/89(Mozyrʹ; ppl.; 52p0s03ʹN 29p0s16ʹE)
- NIS gazetteer list two places with name Mozyrʹ
Wikipedia description:
Mazyr or Mozyr (Belarusian: Мазыр, IPA: [maˈzɨr]; Russian: Мозырь, IPA: [ˈmozɨrʲ]; Polish: Mozyrz; Yiddish: מאזיר) is a city in Gomel Region, in southern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Mazyr District. It is situated on the Pripyat River about 210 kilometres (130 miles) east of Pinsk and 100 kilometres (62 miles) northwest of Chernobyl in Ukraine. As of 2025, it has a population of 104,517. Mazyr is known as a center of oil refining, salt extraction, machine building, and food processing in Belarus. It is home to one of the largest oil refineries in Belarus, pumping out 18 million metric tons per year, and is served by a tram line. The Druzhba pipeline carries crude oil from Russia, splitting in two at Mazyr. One pipeline branch is directed into Poland and the other one to Ukraine.
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