Obol or Obal (Russian: Оболь; Belarusian: Обаль) is an urban-type settlement in Shumilina District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus.^[3][4] In 2023, it had a population of 2,139.^[3]

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Obol Обаль (Belarusian) Оболь (Russian) Obal
Urban-type settlement
Remains of Hrabnicki Palace, a cultural heritage monument of Belarus[2]
Obol Location of Obol in Belarus
Coordinates: 55°21′4″N 29°17′46″E
Country	Belarus
Region	Vitebsk Region
District	Shumilina District
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population  (2023)[3]
• Total	2,139
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code	222379
Area code	+375 2130
License plate	2

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Obol was known since the 16th century as a village of the Połock Voivodeship, in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. in 1772, following the Partitions of Poland, it became part of the Russian Empire.

In 1866, the construction of the Riga-Oryol railway contributed to its growth. During the Second World War, German troops occupied the village from August 1941 to June 26, 1944. In 1968, the status of Obol was raised from village to urban-type settlement.

Located in the center of Vitebsk Region, Obol lies between Vitebsk (64 kilometres (40 mi) southeast) and Polotsk (36 kilometres (22 mi) northwest), and is crossed by the Obol River. It is located 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Shumilino, 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Novopolotsk and 228 kilometres (142 mi) from Minsk. The town is served by the P20 highway and by the Smolensk-Vitebsk-Daugavpils-Riga railway.^[5]

• Zinaida Portnova (1926–1944), Russian partisan, Hero of the Soviet Union. In 1942 she joined the Belarusian resistance movement, becoming a member of the local underground Komsomol organization in Obol.^[6]

• Ödeshög (Ödeshög Municipality, Sweden)^[7]