Minsk (Belarusian: Мінск; Russian: Минск; Yiddish: מינסק) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region and Minsk District ().As of January 2021, its population was 2 million, making Minsk the ...