Shikhany
Shikhany, also spelled Shikhansky (Russian: Шиханы) is a closed town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, 130 kilometers (81 mi) north of Saratov on the right bank of the Volga River Population: 6,067 (2010 Census); 6,738 (2002 Census); 12,763 (1989 Census).. It has been a closed town since 1997, but lost this status on 1 January 2019. The town is 2 kilometres from the major chemical weapons base Shikhany-2 (previously known as Vol'sk-18).
Shikhany
Шиханы | |
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Location of Shikhany | |
Shikhany Location of Shikhany Shikhany Shikhany (Saratov Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 52°07′N 47°12′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Saratov Oblast |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Closed town status since | 1996 |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,067 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 5,560 (−8.4%) |
| • Subordinated to | closed administrative-territorial formation of Shikhany |
| • Capital of | closed administrative-territorial formation of Shikhany |
| • Urban okrug | Shikhany Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Shikhany Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 ) |
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| OKTMO ID | 63746000001 |
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