Avdiivka

Avdiivka is a city in eastern Ukraine in the central part of the Donetsk region. It is located 13 km north of Donetsk, in the upper reaches of the Kamenka River (a tributary of the Krivoy Torets, the Seversky Donets basin).

In the vicinity of the city, a stone sculpture (baba) was found in a mound, which indicates the presence of nomads of the 9th-13th centuries in these places. Avdiivka is one of the oldest settlements in Donbass. The first settlement on the territory of the modern city was founded in the middle of the 18th century by people from the Kursk, Voronezh and Poltava provinces. In 1778, by order of the Novorossiysk governor, the created village became state property, it was named after the first settler of Avdeevka.

• PJSC "AKHZ" (Avdeevsky Coke and Chemical Plant) is the largest plant in Europe, which is part of the Metallurgical Division of the Metinvest Group

• Production of building materials (reinforced concrete structures plant)