Zonguldak Province is a province along the western Black Sea coast region of Turkey. The province is 3.481 km² in size and has a population of 619,703. Its adjacent provinces are Düzce to the southwest, Bolu to the south, Karabük to the southeast, and Bartın to the east. The capital is Zonguldak.
Kandilli, formerly Armutçuk, is a town near Karadeniz Ereğli in Zonguldak Province, Turkey. The town was renamed in 2003 from Armutçuk.
The 2010 Zonguldak mine disaster occurred in Zonguldak Province, Turkey, on May 17, when 30 miners died in a firedamp explosion at the Karadon coal mine.
2010 mining disaster may refer to:
Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University is a state university located in Zonguldak, Turkey. The University was founded in 1992 with a primary focus on education in Mining and Engineering.
Kozlu is a ilçe (district) in the central part of Zonguldak Province, Turkey. It is situated at the coast of Black Sea. At 41°26′N31°45′E it is west of Zonguldak. But it is almost merged to Zonguldak. The population of Kozlu is 34739. as of 2010. It is a relatively a new town founded after coal mines around Zonguldak were discovered. In 1926 the coal company of Kozlu was founded and Kozlu flourished. In 1936 together with the other mines around Kozlu company was bought by the government. At the present Kozlu is a typical mining town.
Kilimli is a belde (town) in the central district of Zonguldak Province, Turkey. It is at the east end of Zonguldak, on the Black Sea shore, close to both Zonguldak and Çatalağzı, a town to the east of Kilimli. The population of Kilimli is 24,393 as of 2010. It is a relatively a new town, founded after coal mines around Zonguldak were discovered. In 1927, the coal company of Kilimli was founded and Kilimli flourished. In 1936, together with the other mines around Kilimli, the company was bought by the government. Presently, Kilimli is a typical mining town.
Coal in Europe describes coal as energy fuel in Europe today. Coal includes hard coal, brown coal, and lignite.
Karapınar is a Turkish place name. It may refer to:
Ereğli Coal Mine, in Zonguldak Province in Turkey, was created before TKİ and was one of the first coal mines of TKİ, the Turkish state mining company.
Karadon Coal Mine is a coal mine in the Zonguldak basin in Turkey. The mine has an annual production capacity of 3.2 million tonnes of coal.
Kozlu Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the Zonguldak basin, which suffered a disaster (tr) in 1992 which killed over 200 miners. The mine has an annual production capacity of 2 million tonnes of coal.
Armutçuk Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the Zonguldak basin.
The Irmak–Zonguldak railway is a railway line in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. The railway connects the industrial coal regions and the port of Zonguldak as well as the Kardemir steel mill to central Anatolia and is a major freight railway. Due to the importance the railway has on the Turkish coal industry, it has been nicknamed the coal-route. The railway was built by the Turkish State Railways in 1937. A thrice-weekly passenger train, the Karaelmas Express, ran from Ankara to Zonguldak but was discontinued on 1 January 2010. In 2014, regional passenger service was brought back between Zonguldak and Filyos but the line today is mainly for freight rail.
The Ereğli–Armutçuk railway is an abandoned railway in the Zonguldak Province of Turkey. The railway ran from a large coal mine in Armutçuk to the port town of Karadeniz Ereğli and the large Erdemir steel mill. The primary function of the line was to bring coal from the mines to the steel mill, but passenger service also operated to small villages along the line.
A quarter of Turkey's primary energy use is coal: the heavily subsidized industry generates a third of the country’s electricity, emits a third of Turkey's greenhouse gases and employs 35,300 people. Every year thousands of people die prematurely due to coal.
The Zonguldak Eren Termik Santrali (ZETES) power stations are 3 coal-fired power stations in Zonguldak in northern Turkey totaling 2790 MW owned by Eren Enerji.
