Gomel

Gomel (pronounced /ˈɡoʊməl/ (deprecatit template)), an aa Homiel, Homel (Belaroushie, Roushie: Гомель, [ˈɣomʲelʲ] (Bel.), [ˈɡomʲɪlʲ] (Rus.), translit: Homieĺ; is the admeenistrative centre o Gomel Region an the seicont-lairgest ceety in Belaroushie. It haes a population o 479,935 (2006 estimate). Gomel is situatit in the sootheastren pairt o the kintra, on the richt bank o Sozh river, close tae the mairch wi Ukraine an tae the Chernobyl nuclear pouer plant. Awtho it haes been hivily contaminatit wi radioactive debris follaein the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, residents wur niver evacuatit frae Gomel an the general population continued tae grow. The ceety is serviced bi Gomel Airport. References