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| | Qaraghandy - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) |
 | | Its industries include iron and steel plants, flour mills, food and beverage plants, and factories that produce mining equipment, building materials, machinery, and footwear. |
 | | Qaraghandy was founded in 1857 as a copper-mining settlement. |
 | | The Qaraghandy coal basin, developed in the late 1920s, is a major producer of bituminous coal; near the city is apower station. |
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