Luhan (river)

Luhan
Luhan near Kamyany Brid Source Mouth class=notpageimage| Source and mouth of the river
Native name	Лугань (Ukrainian) Лугань (Russian)
Location
Country	Ukraine
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Horlivka
• coordinates	48°18′59″N 38°07′22″E
Mouth	Donets
• coordinates	48°37′40″N 39°28′11″E
Length	198 km (123 mi)
Basin size	3,740 km2 (1,440 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Donets→ 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). The city of Luhansk, which stands where the river Vilkhivka flows into the Luhan, took its name from 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.