Donbas

Summary

Donbas is an industrial region^[1]. Donbas ranks in the top 7% of industrial_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,811 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Donbas is located in Ukraine^[3].
• Donbas is located in Russia^[4].
• Donbas is in the country of Ukraine^[5].
• Donbas is in the country of Soviet Union^[6].
• Donbas is in the country of Russian Empire^[7].
• Donbas is in the country of Russia^[8].
• Donbas's instance of is recorded as industrial region^[9].
• Donbas's instance of is recorded as Ukrainian historical regions^[10].
• Donbas's instance of is recorded as disputed territory^[11].
• Donbas's instance of is recorded as region^[12].
• Donbas's instance of is recorded as historical region^[13].
• Donets is named after Donbas^[14].
• Donets coal basin is named after Donbas^[15].
• Donbas's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Donetsk Oblast^[16].
• Donbas's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Luhansk Oblast^[17].
• The location of Donbas was Donets Ridge^[18].
• Donbas's Commons category is recorded as Donbas^[19].
• Donbas's occupant is recorded as Russia^[20].
• Donbas's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 48, 'longitude': 37.8}^[21].
• Donbas's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Donbas^[22].
• Donbas's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Donbass^[23].
• Donbas's partially coincident with is recorded as Donetsk Oblast^[24].
• Donbas's demonym is recorded as донеччани^[25].
• Donbas's demonym is recorded as донетчане^[26].
• Donbas's demonym is recorded as Donetsian^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Ukraine^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Ukraine^[29], founded in 1991^[30]; Soviet Union^[6], a federal republic^[31], in Soviet Union^[32], founded in 1922^[33]; Russian Empire^[7], an empire^[34], in Russian Empire^[35], founded in 1721^[36]; and Russia^[8], a sovereign state^[37], in Russia^[38], founded in 1991^[39]. Located in include Ukraine^[3], a sovereign state^[40], in Ukraine^[41], founded in 1991^[42] and Russia^[4], a sovereign state^[43], in Russia^[44], founded in 1991^[45].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include industrial region^[9], Ukrainian historical regions^[10], disputed territory^[11], region^[12], and historical region^[13].

History and Context

Things named after include Donets^[14], a river^[46], in Ukraine^[47] and Donets coal basin^[15], a coal basin^[48], in Ukraine^[49].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Donbas include donbassite^[50], a mineral species^[51].

Why It Matters

Donbas ranks in the top 7% of industrial_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,811 views/month).^[2] Donbas has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] Donbas is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for Donbas include donbassite^[50], a mineral species^[51].