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Shakhty, city, Rostov oblast (region), western Russia. It lies along the upper Grushevka River, 47 miles (75 km) northeast of Rostov-na-Donu. Shakhty developed in the early 19th century as a coal-mining centre and became a city in 1881. It is now the main city of the eastern end of the Donets Basin coalfield and is surrounded by many pits and their waste heaps. (The city’s name means “pits” in Russian.) The coal is of high quality, and production is mostly anthracite; coking coal is also mined.

In the southern suburb of Kamenolomni there are stone quarries. Among Shakhty’s other industries are iron casting, canning, brewing, and footwear and clothing manufacture. The city also has a polytechnic institute. Pop. (2006 est.) 247,736.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Heather Campbell.