Mozyr or
Mazyr (, ) is a city in
Gomel Region of
Belarus on the
Pripyat River about east of
Pinsk and northwest of
Chernobyl and is located at approximately . The population is 111,770 (2004 estimate). The total
urban area including
Kalinkavichy across the river has a population of 150,000. Mozyr is known as a center of oil refining, machine building, and food processing in Belarus. It is home to one of the largest
oil refineries in Belarus, pumping out 18 million metric tons per year. The
Druzhba pipeline carries crude oil from
Russia splitting in two at Mazyr. One pipeline branch is directed into
Poland and the other one to
Ukraine.