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Shakhty
Sign in to saveShakhty (, ) 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.
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
via Wikipedia infobox
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 sectionsContents
- 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.
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