Place:Shakhty, Rostov, Yuzhny, Russia

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NameShakhty
Alt namesAleksandrovsk-Grushevskysource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) X, 690
Šachtysource: Rand McNally Atlas (Reprinted 1994) I-149
TypeCity or town
Coordinates47.683°N 40.25°E
Located inRostov, Yuzhny, Russia
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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 2010 Census, its population was 239,987.

It was previously known as Alexandro-Grushevskaya (until 1867),[1] Gornoye Grushevskoye Poseleniye (until 1881),[1] Alexandrovsk-Grushevsky (until 1920).[1]

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