Vitebsk or Vitsebsk (Belarusian:Ві́цебск, Łacinka: Viciebsk, pronounced[ˈvʲitsʲepsk]; Russian:Ви́тебск, pronounced[ˈvʲitʲɪpsk]; Polish:Witebsk, Yiddish:וויטעבסק), is a city in Belarus. The capital of the Vitebsk Region, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city. It is served by Vitebsk Vostochny Airport and Vitebsk air base.