The Svislach (, ) or Svisloch () is a river in

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. A right-bank

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of the river Berezina, the Svislach is long, and has a drainage basin of .Свислочь (река, приток р. Березины)

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Its name is derived from the root -''visl''- 'flowing,' of Indo-European origin (compare

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).E.M. Pospelov, ''Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira'' (Moscow, 1998), p. 372. The Svislach flows through

Minsk Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...

, the capital of Belarus.

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SvislochRiver.jpg, Svislach in Minsk Svislač (Minsk, Belarus) p05.jpg, Svislach in Minsk Svislač (Minsk, Belarus) p06.jpg, Svislach in Minsk Svislač river in Minsk (June 2021) 4.jpg, Svislach near Minsk Svislač river and Minsk WWTP pipes 1.jpg, Svislach near Minsk

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* Rivers of Mogilev region Rivers of Minsk region Rivers of Minsk Rivers of Belarus {{Belarus-river-stub