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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

Yet the scale and complexity of the Kiruna project, which affects two-thirds of its residents and involves demolishing and rebuilding the entire city center, makes it unique.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 25, 2025

Kiruna is home to one the world’s largest deposits of iron ore, used to produce Swedish jet fighters and combat vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 25, 2025

As the massive walls of Kiruna church begin to inch forward, thousands of residents and visitors - Sweden's King Carl Gustaf among them - are expected to line the route.

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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