Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog) is
a city in central Ukraine. It is situated
in Dnipropetrovsk Province, to the southwest
of the administrative center, Dnipropetrovsk,
at the confluence of the Inhulets and Saksahan
rivers. The estimated population was 690,622
as of 2007.
Kryvyi Rih is arguably the main steel industry
city of Eastern Europe, being a large globally-important
metallurgical center in the Kryvbas iron
mining region.
The city extends for 130 km, paralleling
the ore deposits. The city is set in the
rolling steppe land surrounded by fields
of sunflowers and grain. A short distance
east of the city centre, there is an area
along a small lake where glacial boulders
were deposited. as a result, this area was
never cultivated and contains one of the
few remaining patches of wild steppe vegetation
in the area. The city's environmental and
construction safety is a growing problem
due to abandoned mines and polluted ore-processing
waste.
The city itself is laid out with broad avenues
lined by wide sidewalks. Tram lines run
down the centre of the major streets. Beside
the sidewalks there are usually several
rows of trees such as lindens and horse
chestnuts. Many people live in rows of 5
to 9 story apartment buildings that are
wrapped around large inner courtyards. Many
of these courtyards are also filled with
trees giving the overall impression that
the entire city is built in a park.
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Ukraine
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