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Shakhty

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Shakhty (, ) is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the southeastern spur of the Donetsk mountain ridge, northeast of Rostov-on-Don. As of the 2023 Census, its population was 222,500.

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Shakhty is a city in southwestern Russia, located in Rostov Oblast northeast of Rostov-on-Don, with a population of about 222,500 as of 2023. The city sits on the southeastern edge of the Donetsk mountain ridge in a region significant for its geographic position in southern Russia.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Shakhty is referenced by 201 other articles, and connects out to Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, administrative centre and Vasily Alekseyev.

The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Administrative divisions of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cities and towns in Rostov Oblast and Don Host Oblast.

Its subject is documented across 54 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name
Shakhty
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
Шахты
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline
Улица Шевченко (Шахты).jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption
Shevchenko Street
Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map
Russia Rostov Oblast#European Russia#Europe
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag
Flag_of_Shakhty_(Rostov_oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa
Coat of arms of Shakhty.png
Russian inhabited locality.holiday
Third Sunday of September
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
Rostov Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_inhabloc_jur
Shakhty Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1
Shakhty Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat
City
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur
Shakhty Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1
Shakhty Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.leader_title
Mayor
Russian inhabited locality.leader_name
Denis Stanislavov
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census
263377
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census_rank
79th

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Горное Грушевское поселение
Population
219111
Area
158.2
Elevation
100
Official website
shahty.ru
Image
Покровский собор г Шахты.jpg
Dialing code
8636
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postal code
346500
Commons category
Shakhty
inception
1805-01-01
native label
Шахты
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Administrative and municipal status
  • Demographics
  • Attractions
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Notable people
  • References
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • External links

Shakhty (, ) is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the southeastern spur of the Donetsk mountain ridge, northeast of Rostov-on-Don. As of the 2023 Census, its population was 222,500.

It was previously known as Alexandro-Grushevskaya (until 1867), Gornoye Grushevskoye Poseleniye (until 1881), Alexandrovsk-Grushevsky (until 1920). It was renamed to its current name when it was part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shakhty” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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