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  1. Economy. Horlivka’s economy was based on the extraction and the processing of its mineral resources. Of Horlivka’s nine anthracite mines, several were among the largest in the Donets Basin: the Lenin, Kindrativka-Nova, Kocheharka (after its expansion in 1933), Komsomolets, and Gagarin mines.
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    The economy of Horlivka is mainly based on the extraction and processing of its mineral resources. At present, the economic activity in the city is mainly dominated by coal mining and chemical industries. Horlivka contains several anthracite mines, mineral-enrichment factories, a coke-chemical plant, etc.
    Also referred to by its Russian name “Gorlovka,” Horlivka is a large city and a city of regional significance situated in the Donetsk Oblast in the eastern part of Ukraine. The city of Horlivka has been named after Pyotr Nikolayevich Gorlov, a Russian mining engineer who had built the first coal mine in the city in 1867.
    Its population is 239,828 (2022 estimate). Economic activity is predominantly coal mining and the chemical industry. The Horlivka Institute for Foreign Languages has a two-building campus in the city centre.
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    The Horlivka Institute for Foreign Languages has a two-building campus in the city centre. The city was severely damaged during the Battle of Horlivka in 2014 as part of the war in Donbas, and again during the eastern Ukraine campaign of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since 2014, it has been mainly under Russian occupation.
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    Horlivka , also known as Gorlovka (Russian: Горловка, IPA: [ˈɡorləfkə]), is a city in Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine. Its population is 239,828 (2022 estimate). Economic activity is predominantly coal mining and the chemical industry. The Horlivka Institute for Foreign Languages has a two-building campus in the city … See more

    In 1779, the city was founded as Gosudarev Posad and in 1869 it was renamed after Pyotr Gorlov as Gorlovka. The workers' town … See more

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    Despite the fall of communism a statue of Lenin still stands in a central square bearing his name. Horlivka is well served by CNG-buses (see Natural gas vehicle), but much of the … See more

    Horlivka is twinned with:
    Barnsley, United Kingdom, since 1987
    Pensacola, United States
    Buffalo, United States, since 2007 See more

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    The Museum of the City History, the Art Museum (the largest collection of paintings by N. Roerich in Ukraine), the Miniature Book Museum by V.A. Razumov (the only state in the world). … See more

    Sergei Baranov, Russian volleyball player
    Yuriy Boyko, Ukrainian politician
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    • Lenin monument in Horlivka
    • Stirol chemical plant in Horlivka
    • Mykytivka railway station See more

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