Karaganda

American

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

Or Qaraghandy

noun

a city in central Kazakhstan.

Karaganda British

/ kərəɡanˈda /

noun

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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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

The fire broke out at the mine in Kazakhstan's Karaganda region on Thursday.

From Reuters • Aug. 19, 2023

Mr. K. is from Karaganda in Kazakhstan, and a member of Germany’s Russian-German community.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2018

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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