Donets Basin

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geographical region
coal mining region
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Donbas
gptkbp:area about 60,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Don_River
gptkb:Dnieper_River
gptkbp:climate continental
gptkbp:conflict since 2014
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Donetsk_Oblast
gptkb:Luhansk_Oblast
Rostov Oblast (partially)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Ukraine
gptkbp:demographics predominantly Russian-speaking
Ukrainian minority
gptkbp:economicImportance industrial center
gptkbp:firstIndustrialDevelopment late 19th century
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:coal
gptkb:iron_ore
limestone
mercury
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:War_in_Donbas
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Donetsk_Coal_Basin
gptkbp:historicalPopulation multi-ethnic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Donets Basin
gptkbp:knownFor heavy industry
coal production
gptkbp:language gptkb:Russian
Ukrainian
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Southwestern_Russia
gptkb:Eastern_Ukraine
gptkbp:mainIndustry gptkb:chemical_industry
coal mining
metallurgy
machine building
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Siverskyi_Donets
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Luhansk
gptkb:Horlivka
gptkb:Alchevsk
gptkb:Makiyivka
Donetsk
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Donets_River
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Annexation_of_Crimea_and_War_in_Donbas_(2014)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Ukrainian_Shield
gptkbp:population about 6.5 million (pre-2014)
gptkbp:railwayStation Donetsk
gptkbp:strategicImportance gptkb:railway_station
energy resources
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus not listed
gptkbp:urbanizationLevel high
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carboniferous_period
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5