The Luhan or Lugan (Russian and Ukrainian: 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).[1] The city of Luhansk, which stands where the river Vilkhivka [uk] flows into the Luhan, took its name from the river. The Luhan river itself derives its name to the word "Luh" (Ukrainian: Луг, lit. 'meadow') and referring to the floodplains around it. Zaporozhian Cossacks lived here back in 1630s and 1650s.[2]
| Luhan Lugan | |
|---|---|
 Luhan near Kamianyi Brid | |
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| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Horlivka |
| • coordinates | 48°18′59″N 38°07′22″E / 48.31639°N 38.12278°E |
| Mouth | Donets |
• coordinates | 48°37′40″N 39°28′11″E / 48.62778°N 39.46972°E |
| Length | 198 km (123 mi) |
Basin size | 3,740 km2 (1,440 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Don→ Sea of Azov |
The Luhan river rises in the eastern part of Horlivka in Donetsk Oblast.[citation needed]
References
edit- Географічна енциклопедія України: в 3-х томах / Редколегія: О. М. Маринич (відпов. ред.) та ін. — К.: «Українська радянська енциклопедія» імені М. П. Бажана, 1989.
