Brahin, Belarus

Brahin (Belarusian: Брагін) or Bragin (Russian: Брагин; Yiddish: בּראָהי‬ן‬, romanized: Brohin) is an urban-type settlement in Gomel Region, Belarus.

[1] The settlement is first mentioned in the Hypatian Codex in 1147[2][non-primary source needed] as an important town in Kievan Rus'.

After that, Jews were led out in groups to the edge of the village and shot.As a result of the Chernobyl disaster, areas of the Brahin district were radioactively contaminated.

[citation needed] Siarhiej Palujan (1890 - 1910), Belarusian writer and publicist[6] In 2019, the city of Bragin received a passing pennant, a certificate and a cash award from the republican budget as the best settlement with a population of up to 10 thousand inhabitants in terms of sanitary condition and improvement.

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