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Mahilyow
City in Mogilev Region, Belarus

Mahilyow

Mogilev, or Mahilyow, is a city in eastern Belarus.

Plan a trip to Mahilyow→From Minsk

It is located on the Dnieper River, about 76 kilometres from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and 105 km 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.

Get in

Getting to Mahilyow

Regular trains arrive and departure from and to Gomel, Minsk, Moscow (Russia), Vilnius (Lithuania) and many small local stations. Railroad transportation is quite reliable with ok service and probably your best choice for travel. Without Belarusian or Russian language skills though you will find it next to impossible.

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    Mogilev

    Reliable service from anywhere in Belarus.

See

Worth seeing

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    Museum of Ethnography

    It is wonderful but do check opening days/times in advance.

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    St Nicholas Monastery

    The 1668 Cathedral dome is being restored and the iconostasis and frescos are magnificent inside.

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    Buinichi Field

    A war memorial chiefly to the World War II soldiers and civilians who defended the city for 23 days in July 1941 when Belarus was part of the USSR.

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    Slavy Square

    Location of the Town hall with small museum inside.

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    City Hall

    One of the most interesting landmarks of the town.

Do

Things to do

Star Gazer Square. For luck you are supposed to sit in one of the 12 chairs, make a wish then walk full circle around the star gazer before touching the finger you can reach. The zoo. The animals are not extensive and many are in large cages at the entrance but they are well cared for.

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    Mogilev Zoo
How locals move

Getting around Mahilyow the local way

  • Get aroundLocal transportation system includes buses, trolleys and minibuses (marshrutkas).
  • Get aroundThey are quite cheap: buses and trolleys in March 2008 were roughly US$0.25, and minibuses were around US$0.40.

From Wikivoyage: Mogilev, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-03.

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