Shali, Chechen Republic

Shali (English) Шали (Russian) Шела (Chechen)
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Shali Location of Shali in the Chechen Republic
Coordinates: 43°09′N 45°54′E / 43.150°N 45.900°E / 43.150; 45.900Coordinates: 43°09′N 45°54′E / 43.150°N 45.900°E / 43.150; 45.900
Administrative status (as of November 2005)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chechen Republic
Administrative district	Shalinsky District
Town administration	Shali
Administrative center of	Shalinsky District, Shali Town Administration
Municipal status (as of June 2010)
Municipal district	Shalinsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Shalinskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Shalinsky Municipal District, Shalinskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	47,708 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)

Shali (Russian: Шали́; Chechen: Шела, Şela) is a town and the administrative center of Shalinsky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia. Population: 47,708 (2010 Census);40,356 (2002 Census);24,985 (1989 Census).

Sheikh Mansur was based here in 1786. On January 3, 1995, during the course of the First Chechen War, Shali was repeatedly bombed with cluster bombs by Russian jet aircraft.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shali serves as the administrative center of Shalinsky District. 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.