Gomel is the administrative centre of Gomel Region and with 526,872 inhabitants the second-most populous city of Belarus.
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Belarus, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, is known for its Stalinist architecture, grand fortifications and primeval forests. In the modern capital, Minsk, the monumental KGB Headquarters loom over Independence Square, while the Museum of the Great Patriotic War commemorates the country?s role in WWII. The capital is also home to many churches, including the neo-Romanesque Church of Saints Simon and Helena.
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