Ghost Towns
Khalmer-Yu
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💥 War & expulsion

Khalmer-Yu

Abandoned village · Russia

Abandoned
1996
Founded
—
Population
7,122
Coordinates
67.944, 64.794
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Why it was abandoned

💥 War & expulsion

Detected automatically from the text: Its main occupation was coal mining of high-quality coke coal in Pechora coal basin.

History

Khalmer-Yu is a ghost town, a former urban-type settlement in Komi Republic, Russia, disestablished in 1995. Its main occupation was coal mining of high-quality coke coal in Pechora coal basin. It was administered by Gornyatsky district council of Vorkuta.

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