Luhansk (Луга́нськ) Lugansk (Луганск)
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Map of Ukraine with Luhansk highlighted.
Luhansk (Луга́нськ) Location of Luhansk
Coordinates: 48°34′0″N 39°20′0″E / 48.56667, 39.33333
Country Oblast Raion	Ukraine Luhansk Oblast
Founded	1795
Government
- Mayor	Serhiy Ivanovych Kravchenko
Area
- Total	257 km² (99.2 sq mi)
Elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Population (2004)
- Total	445,900
- Density	1,802/km² (4,667.2/sq mi)
Postal code	91000
Area code(s)	+380 642
Sister cities	Cardiff Lublin Pernik Székesfehérvár Saint-Etienne Dacing

Luhansk or Lugansk (Ukrainian: Луга́нськ /lu'ɦɑnʲsʲk/, translit. Luhans’k, Russian: Луга́нск) is a city in southeastern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Luhansk Oblast (province). The city itself is also designated as its own separate municipality within the oblast, and is part of theDonbass region. The current estimated population is around 445,900 (as of 2004) Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixel Image in higher resolution (1200 × 799 pixel, file size: 80 KB, MIME type: image/png) Description = Luhansk geographical position Source = own work, Skluesener Date = 15. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Ukraine is subdivided into 24 oblasts (Ukrainian singular: область, oblast; plural області, oblasti), one autonomous republic (автономна республіка, avtonomna respublika), and two cities with special status (singular місто зі спеціальним статусом, misto zi spetsialnym statusom). ... A raion (or rayon) (Russian and Ukrainian: ; Belarusian раён; Azeri: rayon, Latvian: rajons, Georgian: , raioni) is one of two kinds of administrative subdivisions in languages of some post-Soviet states: a subnational entity and a subdivision of a city. ... Luhansk Oblast (Ukrainian: , Luhans’ka oblast’ or Луганщина, Luhanshchyna; Russian: , Luganskaya oblast) is the easternmost oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... 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Luhansk Oblast (Ukrainian: , Luhans’ka oblast’ or Луганщина, Luhanshchyna; Russian: , Luganskaya oblast) is the easternmost oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Oblast (Czech: oblast, Slovak: oblasÅ¥, Russian and Ukrainian: , Belarusian: , Bulgarian: о́бласт) refers to a subnational entity in some countries. ... Oblast (Czech: oblast, Slovak: oblasÅ¥, Russian and Ukrainian: , Belarusian: , Bulgarian: о́бласт) refers to a subnational entity in some countries. ... Categories: Stub | Regions of Ukraine | Ukrainian historical regions ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Luhansk university

The city traces its history to 1795, when the British industrialist Charles Gascoigne founded a metal factory there. It was the beginning of an industry that still thrives there today. Luhansk achieved the status of city in 1882. Located in the Donets Basin, Luhansk was developed by the Soviet authorities into an important industrial center of the Eastern Europe, particularly a home to the major locomotive-building company. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Gascoigne (1738–August 1, 1806) was a British industrialist at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Donets Basin also known as Donbass or Donbas ( Russian: Донбасс from Donetskiy bassein) is a historical, economic and cultural region of Ukraine. ... Statistical regions of Europe as delineated by the United Nations (UN definition of Eastern Europe marked red):  Northern Europe  Western Europe  Eastern Europe  Southern Europe Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current borders: Russia (dark orange), other countries formerly part of the USSR... Great Western Railway No. ...

St. Vladimir Cathedral in Luhansk

During the Soviet times the city was known as Voroshilovgrad (Russian and Ukrainian: Ворошиловград) in honour of the Soviet military commander and politician Kliment Voroshilov a native of Lugansk. The name was changed on November 5, 1935, yet on March 5, 1958 the old name was reverted in accordance to the new law that prohibited namings in honour of living people. On January 5, 1970, after Voroshilov died was the name changed again to Voroshilovgrad. Finally, on May 4, 1990, the name was returned to the historical name of the city by decree of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Detail of the Millenium of Russia monument in Novgorod (1862) representing St Vladimir and his family. ... Soviet redirects here. ...   (Russian: ), popularly known as Klim Voroshilov (Russian: ) (February 4 [O.S. January 23] 1881 – December 2, 1969) was a Soviet military commander and politician. ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... This article is about the day. ... Jan. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Verkhovna Rada. ...

Luhansk is home to FC Zorya Luhansk which now plays in the premier league Ukrainian annual football championship.
Club Crest Club Crest, Soviet time FC Zorya Luhansk, formerly known as Zorya Voroshilovgrad and Zorya-MALS, is a Ukrainian football team. ... The Ukrainian Premier League (known locally as Vyscha Liha) is the top division of Ukrainian football. ... Soccer redirects here. ...

Luhansk Pyramid

Main article: Mergeleva Ridge

On September 7, 2006, Archaeologists in Ukraine claimed an ancient pyramidal structure, which they allege outdates those in Egypt by at least 300 years, was discovered near Luhansk. The stone foundations of the structure are said to resemble Aztec and Mayan pyramids in South America. is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Famous people from Luhansk

• Sergei Bubka (born 1963), Soviet pole vaulter, World Record holder, and Olympic Champion
• Vasiliy Bubka (born 1960), Soviet pole vaulter
• Vladimir Dal (1801-1872), greatest Russian lexicographer
• Fedor Emelianenko (born 1976), a mixed martial arts champion
• Andriy Serdinov (born 1982), Ukrainian swimmer
• Kliment Voroshilov (1881-1969), Soviet military commander, born in a suburb of Luhansk
• Aleksandr Zavarov (born 1961), a famous Soviet and Ukrainian football player and coach
• Valeriy Brumel (1942 - 2003), a famous Soviet olympic champion

Sergei Bubka (Ukrainian: ) (born December 4, 1963) is a retired Ukrainian pole vaulter. ... Pole vaulting is an athletic event where a person uses a long, flexible pole (usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar. ... Vasiliy Bubka (born 26 November 1960 in Voroshilovgrad) is a retired pole vaulter who represented the USSR and later Ukraine. ... Pole vaulting is an athletic event where a person uses a long, flexible pole (usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar. ... Dahls portrait by Vasily Perov. ... A lexicographer is a person devoted to the study of lexicography, especially an author of a dictionary. ... Fedor Emelianenko (IPA: , Russian: Федор Емельяненко, sometimes romanized as Fyodor Yemelyanenko) (born September 28, 1976) is a Ukrainian-born Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist and the last person to hold the PRIDE heavyweight championship. ... For the fighting styles that combine different arts, see hybrid martial arts. ... Andriy Serdinov (Ukrainian: Андріи Сердінов), b. ...   (Russian: ), popularly known as Klim Voroshilov (Russian: ) (February 4 [O.S. January 23] 1881 – December 2, 1969) was a Soviet military commander and politician. ... Soviet redirects here. ... Aleksandr Zavarov in Ukrainian; born April 20, 1961 in Luhansk, Soviet Union) is a former football midfielder, who was noted for his tireless game, amazing dribbling and electric speed. ... Soviet redirects here. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Image:ValeryBrumel. ... Soviet redirects here. ...

External links

• Topographic map 1:100 000
• Historic images of Luhansk
• Luhansk Portal Top

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