Karaganda

or Qa·ra·ghan·dy

[ kar-uh-guhn-dah; Russian kuh-ruh-guhn-dah ]

noun

1. a city in central Kazakhstan.

Karaganda

/ kərəɡanˈda /

noun

1. a city in E central Kazakhstan, founded in 1857: a major coal-mining and industrial centre. Pop: 412 000 (2005 est) Also calledQaraghandy

Example Sentences

Gennady Silinsky, a senior emergency services official, on Sunday confirmed the death toll and continuing operation in Karaganda, a major coal mining centre, to Kazakhstan's Khabar-24 television.

From Reuters

The fire broke out on Saturday at the Kostenko mine, which is owned by Luxembourg-based steel giant ArcelorMittal and located in Kazakhstan’s Karaganda region.

From Seattle Times

Some 252 people were working at the Kostenko coal mine in the Karaganda region at the time of the blaze, the site’s operating company, ArcelorMittal Temirtau, confirmed in a statement.

From Washington Times

Some 252 people were working at the Kostenko coal mine in the Karaganda region at the time of the blaze, the site’s operating company, ArcelorMittal Temirtau, confirmed in a statement.

From Seattle Times

In August, four miners were killed after a fire broke out at the Karaganda mine.

From BBC