Kamensk-Shakhtinsky

Russia
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Also known as: Kamensk-Šachtinskij
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Kamensk-Šachtinskij

Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, city, Rostov oblast (region), southwestern Russia, on the Seversky (“Northern”) Donets River. Founded in 1686 as a Cossack settlement, it became a city in 1927. Once a major coal-mining centre of the eastern Donets Basin, it primarily manufactures agricultural and mining machinery, artificial fibres, and glass. Pop. (2006 est.) 95,742.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.