Pinsk (Belarusian: Пінск, Pinsk; Ukrainian: Пинськ, Pyns'k; Russian: Пинск, Pinsk; Polish: Pińsk; Yiddish/Hebrew: פינסק, Pinsk), a town in Belarus, in the Polesia region, traversed by the river Pripyat, at the confluence of the Strumen and Pina rivers. The region was known as the Marsh of Pinsk. It is a fertile agricultural center. It lies south-west of Minsk. The population is about 130,000. The city is a small industrial center producing ships sailing the local rivers.