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About Shamkhal
Shamkhal (Russian: Шамха́л; Kumyk: Шаухал, Şauxal) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of Kirovsky City District of the City of Makhachkala in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 11,855.
From the Wikipedia article Shamkhal, Russia (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Urban-type settlement status was granted to Shamkhal in 1965.
From the History section of Shamkhal, Russia on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Shamkhal
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Getting there and nearby towns
Makhachkala Uytash Airport (MCX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 37 km away.
- Tyube 3 km southwest, about 3 min by car
- Semender 10 km southeast, about 10 min by car
- Al’burikent 14 km southeast, about 14 min by car
- Makhachkala 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
- Tarki 18 km southeast, about 18 min by car
- Kaspiysk 32 km southeast, about 32 min by car
- Buynaksk 32 km southwest, about 32 min by car
- Kizilyurt 41 km northwest, about 41 min by car
- Khasavyurt 64 km west, about 1 h by car
- Izberbash 70 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
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