Luhan (river)

LocationCountryUkrainePhysical characteristicsSource  • locationHorlivka MouthDonets48°37′42″N 39°28′15″E / 48.62833°N 39.47083°E / 48.62833; 39.47083Length198 km (123 mi)Basin size3,740 km² (1,440 sq mi)Basin featuresProgressionDonets→ Don→ Sea of Azov

The Luhan or Lugan (Ukrainian: Лугань; Russian: Лугань), also known as the Luhanka or Luganka (Луганка), is a river in the Donbas region of Ukraine, a right tributary of the Seversky Donets, in the basin of the Don. It is 198 kilometres (123 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 3,740 square kilometres (1,440 sq mi).^[1] The city of Luhansk, which stands where the river Vilkhivka [uk] flows into the Luhan, took its name from the river. The Luhan river rises in the eastern part of Horlivka in Donetsk Oblast.^{[citation needed]}

References

• Географічна енциклопедія України: в 3-х томах / Редколегія: О. М. Маринич (відпов. ред.) та ін. — К.: «Українська радянська енциклопедія» імені М. П. Бажана, 1989.