| En name | Shali |
|---|---|
| Ru name | Шали |
| Loc name 1 | Шела |
| Loc lang 1 | Chechen |
| Coordinates | 43°09′N 45°54′E |
| Federal subject | Chechen Republic |
| Adm district jur | Shalinsky District |
| Adm selsoviet jur | Shali |
| Adm ctr of 1 | Shalinsky District |
| Adm ctr of 2 | Shali Town Administration |
| Inhabloc cat | Town |
| Mun district jur | Shalinsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement jur | Shalinskoye Urban Settlement |
| Mun admctr of 1 | Shalinsky Municipal District |
| Mun admctr of 2 | Shalinskoye Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010census | 47708 |
Shali (Russian: Шали́; ce: Шела, Şela) is a town and the administrative center of Shalinsky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia. Population:
History
Sheikh Mansur was based here in 1786.
Killed civilians during Chechen Wars (1994–2000)
On January 3, 1995, during the course of the First Chechen War, Shali was repeatedly bombed with cluster bombs by Russian jet aircraft.[1]
War journalist Anna Politkovskaya said that on January 9 and 10, 2000, Russian forces killed more than 200 civilians by a missile and mortar shelling in Shali.[2]
Climate
Shali has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfa).
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shali serves as the administrative center of Shalinsky District.[3] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Shalinsky District as Shali Town Administration.[3] As a municipal division, Shali Town Administration is incorporated within Shalinsky Municipal District as Shalinskoye Urban Settlement.[4]
References
Notes
- ^ Tishkov, Valery (January 14, 2004). Chechnya: Life in a War-Torn Society. University of California Press. p. 133. ISBN 9780520930209.
- ^ Politkovskaya, Anna (January 31, 2000). "ЧЕЧНЯ — ЧАСТЬ РОССИИ, А ЧЕЧЕНЦЫ — НЕТ" (in Russian). Novaya Gazeta. Archived October 31, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ Decree #500
- ^ Law #10-RZ