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Karaganda

American  
[kar-uh-guhn-dah, kuh-ruh-guhn-dah] / ˌkær ə gənˈdɑ, kə rə gʌnˈdɑ /
Or Qaraghandy

noun

  1. a city in central Kazakhstan.


Karaganda British  
/ kərəɡanˈda /

noun

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

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After completing medical evaluations at the landing site, the crew members will travel by helicopter to Karaganda, Kazakhstan, where recovery teams are stationed.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

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 Oct. 29, 2023

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 Oct. 28, 2023

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

From BBC Oct. 28, 2023

When Valentina was ejected from the ship, she parachuted several hundred miles northeast of the city of Karaganda.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

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