Country Ukraine Raion Manhush Raion Elevation 56 m (184 ft) Area 9,291 km² Local time Monday 5:41 AM | Oblast Donetsk Oblast Foundation 1778 Postal code 87400—87405 Population 8,331 (2011) | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind N at 18 km/h, 92% Humidity | ||
Manhush is an urban settlement (town) in Donetsk Oblast (province), located in the industrial region of the Donets basin. It is an administrative seat of Manhush Raion. In 1946 to 1995 it was known as Pershotravneve or Pershotravnevy (in Russian).
Map of Manhush, Donetska, Ukraine
The settlement was founded by Crimean Greeks (out of Mangup) who were deported (around 800 people) by Alexander Suvorov's troops.
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Manhush, Donetsk Oblast Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA