 |
|
|
|
|
|
Research Home
 Tools Thesaurus of Geographic Names Full Record Display
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vernacular Display | English Display |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click the  icon to view the hierarchy. |
|
|
Shakhty (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 47 43 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 47.7167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 040 16 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 40.2667 decimal degrees |
|
Note: Located on upper Grushevka River; developed as coal-mining center in early 19th cen. & is now main city of the Donets coal basin region; industries include casting, canning brewing & clothing. |
Names: |
|
| Shakhty (preferred,C,V,O,Russian (transliterated)-P)
|
| Šachty (C,V)
|
| Aleksandrovsk-Grushevskiy (C,U)
|
| Aleksandrovsk-Grushevskoy (C,U)
|
| Schachty (C,U)
|
| Shakhti (C,U)
|
| Шахты (C,U,Russian-P)
|
| Aleksandrovsk-Grushevsky (H,V)
|
|
Hierarchical Position: |
|
|
.... |
Asia (continent) (P) |
|
................ |
Shakhty (inhabited place) (P) |
|
Place Types: |
|
| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
|
| city (C) |
|
| mining center (C) |
|
| industrial center (C) |
|
|
Sources and Contributors: |
|
|
