Khalmer-Yu

For other uses, see Khalmer-Yu (disambiguation).

Khalmer-Yu (Russian: Хальмер-Ю, Nenets: Хальмер'ю) is a ghost town, a former urban-type settlement in Komi Republic, Russia, disestablished in 1995. Its main occupation was coal mining of high-quality coke coal in Pechora coal basin. It was administered by Gornyatsky district council of Vorkuta.

It was named after the Khalmer'yu River. The name is translated from Nenets language as "River in the Death Valley", because the place was used a burial grounds by the indigenous population.

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