Geography: Kobryn is a city in the Brest Region of Belarus and the center of the Kobryn District. The city is located in the southwestern corner of Belarus, where the Mukhavets River and Dnepr-Bug Canal meet. The city lies about 52 km east of the city of Brest. It is a station on the Brest – Homiel railway line. Sometimes the name of the city is written as Kobrin which is a transliteration from Russian.