Located one kilometer north of the confluence of the Pripyat and Dnipro Rivers

Located one kilometer north of the confluence of the Pripyat and Dnipro Rivers, the international borders with Ukraine, Nizhny Zhary now is used as the last anchorage for river barges on Belarus territory. Currently 10 km from the nearest paved road, Nizhny Zhary would be transformed in the 2020s with a multi-million dollar river terminal where seaworthy river boats could be loaded with Russian oil and Belarussian potassium chloride. After Canada and Russia, Belarus is the world’s third largest producer of potassium, the primary ingredient for potash fertilizers. With an eye on developing a Nizhny Zary-Black Sea link, Nibulon, Ukraine’s largest river transport company, signed a partnership memorandum with Gomel last year.