Shakhty
Sign in to saveShakhty (, ) is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the southeastern spur of the Donetsk mountain ridge, northeast of Rostov-on-Don. As of the 2023 Census, its population was 222,500.
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Shakhty is a city in southwestern Russia, located in Rostov Oblast northeast of Rostov-on-Don, with a population of about 222,500 as of 2023. The city sits on the southeastern edge of the Donetsk mountain ridge in a region significant for its geographic position in southern Russia.
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- Шахты
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- Shevchenko Street
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- Russia Rostov Oblast#European Russia#Europe
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- Third Sunday of September
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- Rostov Oblast
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- Shakhty Urban Okrug
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- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Demographics
- Attractions
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
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Shakhty (, ) is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the southeastern spur of the Donetsk mountain ridge, northeast of Rostov-on-Don. As of the 2023 Census, its population was 222,500.
It was previously known as Alexandro-Grushevskaya (until 1867), Gornoye Grushevskoye Poseleniye (until 1881), Alexandrovsk-Grushevsky (until 1920). It was renamed to its current name when it was part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.