Donetsk coal basin
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The Donetsk coal basin is a major coal-mining region in Eastern Europe, historically one of the most important industrial and energy-producing areas of Ukraine and neighboring parts of Russia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Donetsk Coal Basin | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal basin
ⓘ
coal-mining region ⓘ geographical region ⓘ industrial region ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Donbas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
armed conflict in eastern Ukraine
ⓘ
post-Soviet industrial decline ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Azov Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dnieper-Donets Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Russia
ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ |
| developmentBegan | 19th century ⓘ |
| economicRole |
major contributor to regional GDP
ⓘ
major employer in eastern Ukraine ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
Donetsk Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luhansk Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Rostov Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Carboniferous ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | Donets Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
chemical industry
ⓘ
coal-fired power plants ⓘ steel industry ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
key energy base of Ukraine
ⓘ
key energy base of southern Russia ⓘ major industrial center of the Russian Empire ⓘ major industrial center of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coal mining
ⓘ
heavy industry ⓘ metallurgy ⓘ power generation ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Russian
ⓘ
Ukrainian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Europe
ⓘ
eastern Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Russia ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Donetsk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Horlivka NERFINISHED ⓘ Krasnyi Luch NERFINISHED ⓘ Luhansk NERFINISHED ⓘ Makiyivka NERFINISHED ⓘ Rostov-on-Don NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakhty NERFINISHED ⓘ Yenakiieve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| naturalResource |
bituminous coal
ⓘ
coking coal ⓘ hard coal ⓘ |
| partOf | Donbas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakIndustrialDevelopment | 20th century ⓘ |
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Donetsk Coal Basin