Shali, Chechen Republic
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Template:Infobox Russian inhabited locality Shali (Template:Langx; Template:Langx, Şela) is a town and the administrative center of Shalinsky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia. Population: Template:Ru-census
History
Sheikh Mansur was based here in 1786.
Killed civilians during modern warfare (1994—present days)
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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]