The Svislach (Belarusian: Свіслач, romanized: Śvislač,[1] pronounced [ˈsʲvʲisɫatʂ] ⓘ) or Svisloch (Russian: Свислочь) is a river in Belarus. A right-bank tributary of the river Berezina, the Svislach is 327 kilometres (203 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 5,160 square kilometres (1,990 sq mi).[2]

Its name is derived from the root -visl- 'flowing,' of Indo-European origin (compare Vistula).[3]

The Svislach flows through Minsk, the capital of Belarus.[2]

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  • Svislach in Minsk
    Svislach in Minsk
  • Svislach in Minsk
    Svislach in Minsk
  • Svislach in Minsk
    Svislach in Minsk
  • Svislach near Minsk
    Svislach near Minsk
  • Svislach near Minsk
    Svislach near Minsk

References

  1. ^ official transliteration
  2. ^ a b Свислочь (река, приток р. Березины), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  3. ^ E.M. Pospelov, Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira (Moscow, 1998), p. 372.

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