Turov or Turaw (Belarusian: Тураў, romanized: Turaŭ;[a] Russian: Туров; Lithuanian: Turava; Ukrainian: Турів, romanized: Turiv; Polish: Turów; Yiddish: טוראָוו) is a town in Zhytkavichy District, Gomel Region, Belarus.

According to legend, the city was founded at the crossing of Yazda and Strumen rivers by Duke Tur - hence the name Turov.

Soon Turov also came under the dominion of a local branch of dukes of the Rurik Dynasty and particularly of Izyaslav I, son of Yaroslav the Wise.

In that period the town of Turaŭ was not only an important trade center within the Kievan Rus', due to its proximity to major trade routes running from the Baltic Sea to the Byzantine Empire, but also one of the most important cities of the Rus among Kiev, Chernihiv, Novgorod, and Pereyaslav.

The Prince of Turov, the main contender to the throne of the Kievan Rus' before their subjugation to the Monomakhs considerably influenced the early politics of the neighboring Duchy of Poland in the 11th century having together an intertwined history.

In the end of the 15th century Turaŭ became a property of Grand Court Marshal of Lithuania Michal Glinski.

After Glinski's betrayal and escape to Grand Duchy of Moscow in 1508, Turov was confiscated by the family of Konstanty Ostrogski, who started the reconstruction, but the town was yet again destroyed by the Tatars in 1521.

After the Second Partition of Poland in 1793 it was annexed by Russia and remained a small, provincial town for most of the 19th century.

Inside the church are kept the weeping icon of St Nicholas, and two old Christian crosses covered in legends and stories.

[2] The Turov Flag was accepted by town's council on September 27, 2001 and was included in Belarus' coats of arms registry on January 23, 2002.