Kryvyi Rih (/ ˈ k r ɪ v iː ˈ r iː /; Ukrainian: Кривий Ріг, IPA: [krɪwɪj ˈr⁽ʲ⁾iɦ] ⓘ), also known as Krivoy Rog (Russian: Кривой Рог [krʲɪˈvoj ˈrok]), [4] is a city in central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kryvyi Rih Raion and its subordinate Kryvyi Rih urban hromada in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. [5]

Jan 17, 2025 · Kryvyy Rih, city, southern Ukraine, situated at the confluence of the Inhulets and Saksahan rivers. Founded as a village by Zaporozhian Cossacks in the 17th century, it had only 2,184 inhabitants in 1781.

Kryvyi Rih (Ukrainian: Криви́й Ріг; literal "Crooked Horn") is a city in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Kryvyi Rih Raion (district). In 2023, 581,506 people lived there.

Kryvyi Rih [Кривий Ріг; Kryvyj Rih]. Map: VI-14. City (2018 pop 629,695) and raion center in Dnipropetrovsk oblast, situated at the confluence of the Inhulets River and the Saksahan River. A major industrial center in the Kryvyi Rih Iron-ore Basin and the eighth-largest city in Ukraine, it is divided into six city raions.

Nov 9, 2012 · Kryvyi Rih (literally “Crooked Horn”) is a city of regional importance located in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine. It is the largest city of Ukraine, which is not a regional center, an important industrial and cultural center.

Kryvyi Rih Iron-ore Basin (Криворізький залізорудний басейн; Kryvorizkyi zalizorudnyj basein). The most important Ukrainian iron-ore–producing region and the largest single source of iron in the former USSR.

Situated in the Dnipropetrovsk region, the city of Kryvyi Rih is almost 100 km long but only 20 km wide and is considered to be the longest city in Europe. It is also called “the steel heart of Ukraine.” Historically, the city has been connected with metallurgy and iron mining.