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Muslim pride mosque Shali Chechnya 16 · Sergey Korneev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Muslim pride mosque Shali Chechnya 01 · Sergey Korneev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Muslim pride mosque Shali Chechnya 11 · Sergey Korneev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Muslim pride mosque Shali Chechnya 04 · Sergey Korneev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Muslim pride mosque Shali Chechnya 13 · Sergey Korneev, CC BY-SA 4.0

Shali, Russia

Шали

Shali is a town of 25,000 people in Chechnya, Russia, founded in 1400.

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Population25,000 GeoNames
Local nameШали
RegionChechnya
Elevation225 m 738 ft
Founded1400
Time zoneEurope/Moscow
Land area27.0 km²
Nearest airportGrozny Airport (GRV) 32 km

Why visit Shali

Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 4 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.

Highlights include Шалинский драматический театр.

About Shali

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 Soviet census).

From the Wikipedia article Shali, Chechen Republic (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Travel tips from other travellers: Shali on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Things to do1

Museums and landmarks1

Танк

Monument and historic site · 0.6 km

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Restaurants and cafes4

Башня

Restaurant · 1.1 km

Open in Google Maps · +7 938 909-02-01

Burger Kink

Fast food · Pizza, Burger, Coffee Shop, Sandwich, Chicken · 4.3 km

Mo-Su 09:00-21:00

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Way hingalsh

Fast food · 1.0 km

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Шаурма у Ахмеда

Fast food · 4.3 km

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Where to stay1

Шали сити

Motel and hotel · 1.1 km

4 Ивановская улица

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Churches and places of worship5

  • Гуо болчер маьждиг

    Place of worship · Sunni · 3.0 km

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  • Майданера маьждиг

    Place of worship · Sunni · 4.3 km

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  • Мохьмад Пайхмаран(с.I.с.) цIарах маьждиг / Мечеть пророка Мухаммеда

    Place of worship · 1.0 km

    122А улица Кадырова

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  • Мечеть имени пророка Мухамеда

    Place of worship · 1.2 km

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  • Хьалхалер рузбан маьждиг

    Place of worship · 4.1 km

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Shopping4

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Gas and EV charging1

Schools, colleges and libraries4

Healthcare1

  • Шалинский психоневрологический интернат

    Hospital · 4.6 km

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Map of Shali

22 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.

Getting there and nearby towns

Grozny Airport (GRV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 32 km away.

  • Germenchuk 4 km north, about 4 min by car
  • Serzhen’-Yurt 7 km southeast, about 7 min by car
  • Avtury 8 km east, about 8 min by car
  • Belgatoy 7 km northwest, about 7 min by car
  • Novyye Atagi 11 km west, about 11 min by car
  • Chechen-Aul 11 km northwest, about 11 min by car
  • Mesker-Yurt 12 km north, about 12 min by car
  • Tsotsin-Yurt 13 km northeast, about 13 min by car
  • Grozny 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
  • Khasavyurt 57 km east, about 57 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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