Discover Shelkovskaya in Russia
Shelkovskaya in the region of Chechnya with its 9,602 habitants is a town located in Russia - some 930 mi or ( 1497 km ) South-East of Moscow , the country's capital .
Local time in Shelkovskaya is now 07:24 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Vladikavkaz, Utsmiyurt, Khangash-Yurt, Starogladkovskaya, and Novogagatli. When in this area, you might want to check out Vladikavkaz . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Shelkovskaya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Shelkovskaya
Shelkovskaya(Russian: Шелковская; Chechen: Мохне, lit. place where is wind) is a rural locality and the administrative center of Shelkovskoy District of the Chechen Republic, Russia. Population: 11,112; 9,581; 7,961. It was founded on the place where a small Chechen village previously stood. Half of the former residents of that village moved up north along the Terek River, where they started a new village (it is where now the town of Kizlyar in the Republic of Dagestan stands).
Located at 43.52 46.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Sunzha River
The Sunzha is a river in North Ossetia, Ingushetia and Chechnya, Russia, a right tributary of Terek River. It is 278 km long. The Sunzha rises on the Northern slope of the Caucasus Major. Its major tributaries are the Assa River and Argun River. With a turbidity of 3,800 g/m³, it carries 12,2 million tons of alluvium per year. It is used for irrigation. Cities which lie on the Sunzha include Nazran, Karabulak, Grozny (the capital of Chechnya), and Gudermes.
Located at 43.44 46.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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