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Mogilev

Also known as Molev, Mohylew, Mohilev, Mohliv, Mogilev-na-Dniepr, Mohyliv, Mahileu, Mahiliou

Mogilev, or Mahilyow, is a city in eastern Belarus. It is located on the Dnieper River, about from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and from Bryansk Oblast. As of 2025, it has a population of 352,896. In 2011, its population was 360,918, up from an estimated 106,000 in 1956. It serves as the administrative centre of Mogilev Region, and is the third-largest city in Belarus.

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Mogilev is the third-largest city in Belarus, located in the eastern part of the country on the Dnieper River near the Russian border, with a current population of about 353,000. It serves as the administrative center for Mogilev Region and has experienced significant growth since the mid-20th century, when its population was roughly one-third of its current size.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Mogilev
Settlement.other_name: Mahilyow
Settlement.translit_lang1: Belarusian
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: BGN/PCGN
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: Mahilyow
Settlement.translit_lang1_type2: Official
Settlement.translit_lang1_info2: Mahilioŭ
Settlement.translit_lang1_type3: Scholarly
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3: Mahilëŭ
Settlement.translit_lang1_type4: ALA-LC
Settlement.translit_lang1_info4: Mahili͡oŭ
Settlement.translit_lang1_type5: British
Settlement.translit_lang1_info5: Mahilëw
Settlement.translit_lang1_type6: Łacinka
Settlement.translit_lang1_info6: Mahiloŭ
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Mahiloŭ.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Mahiloŭ, Belarus.svg

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Магілёў
Population: 352891
Area: 119
Elevation: 192
Official website: mogilev.gov.by
Image: Магілёў. Цэнтр.JPG
Dialing code: +375 222

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postal code: 212000–212999
native label: Магілёў
Commons category: Mogilev
inception: 1267-00-00
romanization of Belarusian (2007 system): Mahilioŭ
P8168: Alexander von Stahl
time of earliest written record: 1267-00-00
P12749: Trabzon
Belarus Globe URL: globustut.by/mogilev/index.htm

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Name
History
Demographics
Religion
Economy
Cityscape
Geography
Climate
Sports
Twin towns – sister cities
Notes
References
External links

==Name== The name Mogilev may be derived from Russian mogila () and lev (); according to folk legend, the city was named after the grave of a young peasant, which was known as the "Tomb of the Lion", and it was around this burial mound that a fortress was built. Its founding has also been linked to Galician prince Leo I.