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Kiruna

American  
[kee-ry-nah] / ˈki rü nɑ /

noun

  1. a city in N Sweden: important iron-mining center.


Kiruna British  
/ ˈkiːruna /

noun

  1. a town in N Sweden: iron-mining centre. Pop: 23 273 (2004 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Sweden has known rare earth mineral deposits in Kiruna, Bergslagen and Norra Kärr outside Gränna.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

Taaveniku suggested the government allocate 1% of those dividends for Kiruna to improve services such as education and child care.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025

“They only see Kiruna municipality as a form of colony,” Taaveniku said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025

The vast red timber structure in Kiruna dating back to 1912 has been hoisted on giant rolling platforms ahead of the move to the new city centre.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025

The largest of these deposits is at Kiruna in northern Sweden; in fact this is the largest single deposit of high-grade ore of any kind yet known in the world.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith

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