Facts About Babruysk
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Babruysk occupies an area of 66 square kilometres and comprises over 450 streets whose combined length stretches for over 430 km.
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Babruysk is a city in the Mogilev Region of eastern Belarus on the Berezina river.
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Babruysk is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. It was first mentioned in writing in the middle of the 14th century.
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In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode titled Family, there is an Earth Station Bobruisk, named for the city in Belarus.
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Babruysk is twinned with Anenii Noi, Moldova; Batumi, Georgia; Comrat, Moldova; Daugavpils, Latvia; Grozny, Russia; Gulbene, Latvia; Hengyang, China; Iglesias, Italy; Ishim, Russia; Kobuleti, Georgia; Kolpino, Russia; Kostroma, Russia; Luga, Russia; Morogoro, Tanzania; Murom, Russia; Naro-Fominsky District, Russia; Novomoskovsk, Russia; Odense, Denmark; Oskemen, Kazakhstan; Petrogradsky, Russia; Púchov, Slovakia; Samarkand, Uzbekistan; Sevlievo, Bulgaria; Shaoxing, China; Sokolniki, Russia; Talin, Armenia; Vladimir, Russia; Warsaw West County, Poland & Wuxi, China.
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Between 1944 and 1954, Babruysk served as an administrative centre of Babruysk Voblast.
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Babruysk is a large city in Belarus.
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The name Babruysk probably originates from the Belarusian word babyor, many of which used to inhabit the Berezina.
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In 2003, there were 34 public schools in Babruysk, with over 34,000 students.
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Babruysk has the biggest timber mill in Belarus and is also known for its chemical, machine-building and metal-working industries.