Shali, Chechen Republic
{{Other places|Shali (disambiguation){{!}}Shali}}
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Shali ({{langx|ru|Шали́}}; {{langx|ce|Шела}}, Şela) is a town and the administrative center of Shalinsky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=47,708|p2002=40,356|p1989=24,985}}
History
Sheikh Mansur was based here in 1786.
= Killed civilians during modern warfare (1994—present days) =
{{main|1995 Shali cluster bomb attack}}
On January 3, 1995, during the course of the First Chechen War, Shali was repeatedly bombed with cluster bombs by Russian jet aircraft.{{cite book |title=Chechnya: Life in a War-Torn Society |url=https://archive.org/details/chechnyalifeinwa00tish |url-access=registration |last=Tishkov |first=Valery |date=January 14, 2004 |page=[https://archive.org/details/chechnyalifeinwa00tish/page/133 133] |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=9780520930209 |author-link=Valery Tishkov }}
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.{{cite web |title=ЧЕЧНЯ — ЧАСТЬ РОССИИ, А ЧЕЧЕНЦЫ — НЕТ |url=https://www.novayagazeta.ru/articles/2000/01/31/9819-chechnya-chast-rossii-a-chechentsy-net |date=January 31, 2000 |last=Politkovskaya |first=Anna |website=Novaya Gazeta |language=ru |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031165916/https://www.novayagazeta.ru/articles/2000/01/31/9819-chechnya-chast-rossii-a-chechentsy-net |archive-date=October 31, 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=October 31, 2019 }}
Climate
Shali has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfa).
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| Jan high C =1.1
| Feb high C =2.8
| Mar high C =8.2
| Apr high C =17.0
| May high C =23.0
| Jun high C =27.3
| Jul high C =30.0
| Aug high C =29.4
| Sep high C =24.1
| Oct high C =16.6
| Nov high C =9.2
| Dec high C =3.5
| Jan mean C =-2.3
| Feb mean C =-1.0
| Mar mean C =3.9
| Apr mean C =11.2
| May mean C =17.1
| Jun mean C =21.3
| Jul mean C =24.2
| Aug mean C =23.5
| Sep mean C =18.4
| Oct mean C =11.7
| Nov mean C =5.5
| Dec mean C =0.4
| Jan low C =-5.7
| Feb low C =-4.8
| Mar low C =-0.4
| Apr low C =5.4
| May low C =11.2
| Jun low C =15.4
| Jul low C =18.4
| Aug low C =17.6
| Sep low C =12.8
| Oct low C =6.8
| Nov low C =1.8
| Dec low C =-2.6
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm =22
| Feb precipitation mm =25
| Mar precipitation mm =25
| Apr precipitation mm =39
| May precipitation mm =65
| Jun precipitation mm =78
| Jul precipitation mm =60
| Aug precipitation mm =47
| Sep precipitation mm =41
| Oct precipitation mm =34
| Nov precipitation mm =31
| Dec precipitation mm =24
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Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shali serves as the administrative center of Shalinsky District.Decree #500 As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Shalinsky District as Shali Town Administration. As a municipal division, Shali Town Administration is incorporated within Shalinsky Municipal District as Shalinskoye Urban Settlement.Law #10-RZ
References
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=Sources=
- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|ce|adm|list}}
- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|ce|mun|list|shalinsky}}
{{Chechen Republic}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}}