Luhan (river)

Luhan
Luhan near Kamyany Brid
Location
Country	Ukraine
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Horlivka
Mouth	Donets
• coordinates	48°37′42″N 39°28′15″E / 48.62833°N 39.47083°E / 48.62833; 39.47083Coordinates: 48°37′42″N 39°28′15″E / 48.62833°N 39.47083°E / 48.62833; 39.47083
Length	198 km (123 mi)
Basin size	3,740 km2 (1,440 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Donets→ Don→ Sea of Azov

Luhan or Lugan (Ukrainian: Лугань, romanized: Luhan, Russian: Лугань, romanized: Lugan; also known as Luhanka or Luganka, Cyrillic: Луганка) is a river in 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] It has given its name to the city of Luhansk, that is situated around the river. The Luhan river rises in the eastern part of Horlivka in Donetsk Oblast.

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.