Horlivka
Ukraine · Europe
About Horlivka
Horlivka, also known as Gorlovka, 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 centre.
The city was severely damaged during the Battle of Horlivka in 2014 as part of the war in Donbas. Since 2014, it has been mainly under Russian occupation.
Distance to Donetsk: 37 km by road, 53 km by rail.
The city is located on the western spurs of the Donetsk Ridge. Twenty-nine rivers flow through the city, but none cross it. The city is home to the headwaters of the Lugan (a tributary of the Seversky Donets), the Bakhmut (a tributary of the Seversky Donets), and the Korsun (a tributary of the Krynka). All are rivers of the Sea of Azov basin.
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