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Donetsk (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 48 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 48.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 037 48 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 37.8000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ironworks was established here by Welshman John Hughes in 1872; was modernized after severe destruction of WW II; city contains over 40 coal pits; economic activity includes metallurgy, engineering, refrigerator manufacturing & food processing. |
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| Donetsk (preferred,C,V)
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............ | since 1961 |
| Donets (C,V)
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| Doneck (C,V)
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| Donjezk (C,V)
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| Stalino (H,V)
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............ | 1924-1961 |
| Yuzovka (H,V)
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............ | used until 1924, named for industrialist John Hughes |
| Juzovka (H,V)
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Donetsk (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded as a metallurgical settlement in 1870 |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| mining center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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