Valozhyn district

Valozhyn district or Valožyn district (; ) is district (raion) of Minsk region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Valozhyn. As of 2024, it has a population of 33,499.

Notable residents

• Nahum Goldmann (1895–1982), founder and president of the World Jewish Congress, and president of the World Zionist Organization
• FranciÅ¡ak KuÅ¡al (1895, PiarÅ¡ai – 1969), Belarusian political and military leader
• Shimon Peres (born Szymon Perski; 1923–2016), prime minister of Israel and president of Israel
• Yehoshua Rabinovitz (1911–1979), Israeli mayor of Tel Aviv.

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