Turov (other)
Turov may refer to: * Turov, Belarus, town in Belarus and the capital of the medieval Principality of Turov *Principality of Turov, medieval principality in the territory of modern southern Belarus and northern Ukraine * Turov (surname) See also *Turów (other) Turów or Turow may refer to: Economy *Turów Coal Mine *Turów Power Station Places in Poland * Turów, Gmina Głogów in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland) * Turów, Gmina Pęcław in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland) * ...

Turov, Belarus
Turov (, russian: Туров, lt, Turava, uk, Ту́рів, pl, Turów, yi, טוראָוו, Turov) is a town in the Zhytkavichy District of Gomel Region of Belarus and the former capital of the medieval Principality of Turov and Pinsk. History Turov was an ancient capital of the Dregovichs tribe - one of the three Eastern Slavic tribes that are considered ancestors of the modern Belarusian people (the others being Krivichs and Drevlians). Turov was first mentioned in the '' Tale of Bygone Years'' from 980. It is located in the southern part of Belarus, in the historical region of Polesia. According to legend, the city was founded at the crossing of Yazda and Strumen rivers by Duke Tur - hence the name Turov. Other etymology draws the name from ''Tur'', the Slavic name of the Aurochs. Both rivers join with the Pripyat river, which in turn flows into the Dnieper and then leads to the Black Sea. This river route was known to Vikings, who used it extensively for communication a ...
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Principality Of Turov
The Principality of Turov, also called Principality of Turov and Pinsk ( be, Турава-Пінскае княства, russian: Турово-Пинское княжество, uk, Турово-Пінське князівство) or Turovian Rus', was a medieval East Slavic principality and important subdivision of Kievan Rus' since the 10th century on the territory of modern southern Belarus and northern Ukraine. Princes of Turov often served as the Grand Princes of Rus early in 10th-11th centuries. The principality's capital was Turov (now called Turaŭ) and other important cities were Pinsk, Mazyr, Slutsk, Lutsk, Berestia, and Volodymyr. Until the 12th century the principality was very closely associated with the principalities of Kiev and Volhynia. Later for a short period time until the Mongol invasion it enjoyed a wide degree of autonomy when it was annexed to the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia. In the 14th century it became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Ruthenia a ...
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Turov (surname)
The surname Turov (feminine: Turova) may refer to: * Maxim Turov Maxim Turov (; born 7 December 1979) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1999. Turov participated in the 1st Children's Chess Olympiad, held in Linares in 1993, as part of Russia "A" team, which won the ... (born 1979), Russian chess player * Irina Turova, Soviet sprinter * Turau (surname), Belarusian-language form; may be used interchangeably with the Russian form for Belarusian persons {{surname category:Russian-language surnames ...
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