Описание (английский)
Karabash is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located 90 kilometers (56 mi) northwest of Chelyabinsk.
It was founded in 1822 as a settlement of gold-miners. Town status was granted to it on June 20, 1933.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with nine rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Karabash—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the Town of Karabash is incorporated as Karabashsky Urban Okrug.
A copper smelting plant is situated in the town, and its toxic waste
has created extremely large amounts of pollution and serious health
problems for the inhabitants.