Brest (, , , , ; also known as Bieraście or Biareście ( respectively; and in the Chron. Berestie and Berestov; see also alternative names), formerly Brześć Litewski, Brest-on-the-Bug and Brest-Litovsk, is a city (population 290,000 in 2004) in
Belarus close to the
Polish border where the Western
Bug and
Mukhavets Rivers meet. It is the capital city of the
Brest voblast.
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