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Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Basin (Ukrainian: Криворізький залізорудний басейн, romanized: Kryvorizkyi zalizorudnyi besein; Russian: Криворожский железорудный бассейн), commonly known by the portmanteau Kryvbas (Ukrainian: Кривбас; Russian: Кривбасс, romanized: Krivbass) is an important economic and historical region stretched between central and southern Ukraine around the city of Kryvyi Rih, specializing in iron ore mining, steel industry and some uranium ore[1] mining in the past 20th century. It is arguably the main iron ore region of Eastern Europe.[citation needed]