Church of Saint Alex in Ivyanets](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Ivyanets._Church_of_St._Alexis.jpg/440px-Ivyanets._Church_of_St._Alexis.jpg) Minsk Voblasć (Belarusian: Мінская вобласць) is a region in the central part of Belarus.
Minsk — the centre of the region and the capital of the country. A city of fascinating Stalinist and late-Soviet architecture that also preserves a few monuments from the 17th-18th century.
Barysaǔ — the second largest city of the region with numerous buildings from the 19th century.
Budslaǔ — a popular Catholic pilgrimage destination, home of the National Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Budslau.
Ivyanets — a small town with a magnificent Catholic church from the 18th century, a neo-gothic church, and a wooden synagogue.
Myadzyel — a gateway to the lakes of Narachansky National Park.
Molodechno — an industrial city that used to be the centre of a separate oblast until their number was reduced from 12 to 6 in 1960.
Nesvizh — a historical town with a castle and a huge park from the 18th century.
Slutsk — once home to weavers of expensive silk sashes, the town now boasts a museum dedicated to this 18th-century craft.
Valozhyn — a town that is home to several nice monuments in the classical style from the early 19th century.
Vileyka — a town with some fine churches and interesting old cemeteries.
Zaslaǔje — an ancient picturesque town that preserves two original churches (late 16th and late 18th centuries) and the remains of old fortifications.
Žodzina — a town with several big and famous factories.