Donetsk

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Donetsk is a major industrial city in eastern Ukraine, historically known for its coal mining and steel production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
industrial city
administrativeDivisionType city of oblast significance
administrativeStatusBefore2014 administrative centre of Donetsk Oblast
climate humid continental climate
coalBasin Donets Basin
linked to: Donbas
conflict War in Donbas
linked to: Russo-Ukrainian War
country Ukraine
deJureStatus under Ukrainian sovereignty
elevation 169 metres
footballClub FC Shakhtar Donetsk
footballStadium Donbass Arena
formerName Stalino
Yuzovka
foundedBy John Hughes
foundingDate 1869
hasAirport Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport
hasHockeyClub HC Donbass
hasOperaAndBalletTheatre Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
hasPhilharmonic Donetsk Philharmonic Society
hasTechnicalUniversity Donetsk National Technical University
hasUniversity Donetsk National University
industrialRegion Donbas industrial region
linked to: Donbas
languageMajorityBefore2014 Russian
languageMinorityBefore2014 Ukrainian
locatedIn Donetsk Oblast
eastern Ukraine
majorEconomicSector chemical industry
machine building
namedAfter Donets River
linked to: Siverskyi Donets
notablePark Shcherbakov Park
partOf Donbas
populationEstimate2013 about 950000
populationRankInUkrainePreWar fifth largest city
primaryIndustry coal mining
heavy industry
metallurgy
steel production
railwayHub true
region Eastern Europe
river Kalmius River
since2014ControlledInPartBy Russia-backed separatist authorities
sportsEventHosted UEFA Euro 2012 matches
linked to: UEFA Euro 2012
statusDuringSovietEra major industrial centre of the Ukrainian SSR
timeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
transportInfrastructure tram network
trolleybus network
UNRecognizedCountry Ukraine

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Sheffield twinTown Donetsk
Russo-Ukrainian War location Donetsk Oblast
linked to: Donetsk
Donbas hasCity Donetsk
Mariupol locatedSouthOf Donetsk
Taiyuan sisterCity Donetsk
Natan Sharansky placeOfBirth Donetsk
Taganrog hasRailConnectionTo Donetsk
Yenakiieve hasRailwayConnection Donetsk railway network
linked to: Donetsk
UEFA Euro 2012 hostCity Donetsk
Eastern Ukraine hasMajorCity Donetsk
subject linked to: eastern Ukraine
Eastern Ukraine hasMajorEconomicCenter Donetsk
subject linked to: eastern Ukraine
Enthusiasm: Symphony of the Donbass filmingLocation Donetsk coal basin
linked to: Donetsk
Donetsk Oblast capital Donetsk
Donetsk Oblast namedAfter Donetsk
Donetsk Oblast majorCity Donetsk
Makiyivka locatedNear Donetsk
Makiyivka partOf Donetsk metropolitan area
linked to: Donetsk
Horlivka locatedEastOf Donetsk
Sergei Bubka trainingBase Donetsk
Bochum twinTown Donezk
linked to: Donetsk
Donbass offensive (1943) liberatedCity Stalino (now Donetsk)
linked to: Donetsk
Rinat Akhmetov placeOfBirth Donetsk
Rinat Akhmetov residence Donetsk (before 2014)
linked to: Donetsk