Manhush, Donetsk Oblast


Manhush is an urban settlement in Donetsk Oblast, located in the industrial region of the Donets Basin. It is an administrative seat of Manhush Raion.

History

The settlement was founded by Crimean Greeks who were deported by Alexander Suvorov's troops.
It was a village in Mariupol uyezd of Yekaterinoslav Governorate of the Russian Empire.
In 1946 to 1995 it was known as Pershotravneve or Pershotravnevy.
In January 1989 the population of the settlement was 7467 people.

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