Horlivka, city, eastern Ukraine. An industrial city developed in the Donets Basin after 1930, and noted as a coal-mining center and for the production of chemicals. Also known as Gorlovka, the city was founded as a mining camp in the 1860s. Population (1998 estimate) 309,000.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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