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Magnitogorsk (Russian: Магнитого́рск, IPA: [məɡnʲɪtɐˈɡorsk], lit. '[city] of the magnetic mountain') is an industrial city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, on the eastern side of the extreme southern extent of the Ural Mountains by the Ural River. Its population is currently 410,594 (2021 Census)[5].
Magnitogorsk, city, Chelyabinsk oblast (region), western Russia, on both banks of the Ural River. It was founded in 1929 to exploit the rich magnetite iron ore of Mt. Magnitnaya, just east of the city. The gigantic iron- and steelworks, several times enlarged, was one of the world’s largest in.
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Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (Russian: Магнитогорский металлургический комбинат, romanized: Magnitogorskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat), abbreviated as MMK, is an iron and steel company located in the city of Magnitogorsk, Russia. [3] As of 2017, it was the 30th largest steel company in the world. [4]
Jul 28, 2023 · Magnitogorsk is a city in the Chelyabinsk Oblast region of Russia, situated on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains. The city gets its name from the magnitka, a magnetic mountain found in the area.
Aug 14, 2020 · In the 1930s, the Soviet government decided it wanted to build a perfect modern industrial city. Magnitogorsk would be a fully realized socialist utopia that could revolutionize the economy of...
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Jul 20, 2017 · Magnitogorsk’s astounding steel producing capacity can be smelled right in its air. The tinge of burned charcoal hangs ominously in the air while an acrid dryness burns the back of the throat. Like most industrial cities in Russia, Magnitogorsk is one of the most polluted.
By Russian standards, this town in the Southern Ural Mountains, built on the borders between Europe and Asia, is quite small - just 413,000 inhabitants - but specialists from Europe and the U.S...
