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EntityQ265670· pop 36· linked from 114 articles

Also known as Turaw, Turaŭ

city in Belarus

Key facts

Country
Belarus
Region
Gomel Region
District
Zhytkavichy District
Total
2,761
Time zone
UTC+3 ( MSK )
Area code
+375 2353

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Туров
Population
2726
Area
5.46029
Elevation
125
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Image
BLR Turau Castle Hill view to River Prypjats 1.jpg
Dialing code
+375 2353
Licence plate code
3
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Commons category
Turaŭ
category for people born here
Q10015282
category of associated people
Category:People from Turaŭ
postal code
247980
topic's main category
Category:Turov, Belarus
time of earliest written record
0980-00-00
native label
Тꙋроѵ
romanization of Belarusian (2007 system)
Turaŭ
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Encyclopedic overview

Turov, or Turaw, is a town in Zhytkavichy District, Gomel Region, Belarus. As of 2025, it has a population of 2,761.

It served as the capital of the Principality of Turov during the Middle Ages.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Turov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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