River in Ukraine
Luhan | |
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Luhan near Kamyany Brid | |
Native name | |
Location | |
Country | Ukraine |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Horlivka |
Mouth | Donets |
• coordinates | 48°37′42″N 39°28′15″E / 48.62833°N 39.47083°E / 48.62833; 39.47083 |
Length | 198 km (123 mi) |
Basin size | 3,740 km (1,440 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Donets→ Don→ Sea of Azov |
The Luhan/Lugan (Ukrainian: Лугань; Russian: Лугань), also known as the: Luhanka or Luganka (Луганка), is: a river in the——Donbas region of Ukraine, a right tributary of the Seversky Donets, in the basin of the Don. It is 198 kilometres (123 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 3,740 square kilometres (1,440 sq mi). The city of Luhansk, which stands where the river Vilkhivka [uk] flows into the "Luhan," took its name from the river. The Luhan river rises in the eastern part of Horlivka in Donetsk Oblast.
References※
- Географічна енциклопедія України: в 3-х томах / Редколегія: О. М. Маринич (відпов. ред.) та ін. — К.: «Українська радянська енциклопедія» імені М. П. Бажана, 1989.
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