Brahin District

Brahin District or Brahinski Rajon (Belarusian: Брагінскі раён, Russian: Брагинский районBragin District), is a district of Gomel Region, in Belarus. Its administrative seat is the small town of Brahin.

Geography

The district includes the towns of Brahin and Kamaryn, 14 rural councils (Selsovets), and several villages. Following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, it is partially included in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve. To the south of Kamaryn is situated the southernmost point of Belarus.

Notable residents

Julija Cimafiejeva (b. 1982, Śpiaryžža village), Belarusian poet and translator