Gubkin (Russian: Гу́бкин, IPA: [ˈgupkʲɪn]) is a town in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located 138 kilometers (86 mi) northeast of Belgorod on the Oskolets River, a tributary of the Oskol River.

[11] It was founded in the 1930s in place of the village of Korobkovo and named after geologist Ivan Gubkin.

[citation needed] In 1939, it was granted urban-type settlement status.

[2] It was elevated in status to that of a town of oblast significance on March 7, 1960.

[1] As a municipal division, the territories of the town of oblast significance of Gubkin and of Gubkinsky District are incorporated as Gubkinsky Urban Okrug.