Cheremkhovo

[chuh-rem-kuh-voh; Russ. chyi-ryim-khaw-vuh]

Cheremkhovo, city (1989 pop. 74,000), SE Siberian Russia, on the Trans-Siberian RR. The center of the Cheremkhovo coal basin, the city forms part of a minor industrial complex based mainly on coal and chemical production.

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Cheremkhovo

Cheremkhovo (Черемхово) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Population: 60,107 (2002 Census). The town was founded in 1772. It is one of the coal-mining towns in the Irkutsk coal basin. This town is also very industrial.

References

Facts about Cheremkhovo from transsib.ru
Cheremkhovo Portal (Russian)

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