Shamkhal, Russia

Shamkhal
Шамхал
Other transcription(s)
  KumykШаухал
Location of Shamkhal
Shamkhal
Location of Shamkhal
Shamkhal
Shamkhal (Republic of Dagestan)
Coordinates: 43°04′N 47°20′E / 43.067°N 47.333°E / 43.067; 47.333
CountryRussia
Federal subjectDagestan
Administrative districtKirovsky City District
Urban-type settlement status since1965
Population
  Total
11,855
  Subordinated toCity of Makhachkala
  Urban okrugMakhachkala Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
367912
OKTMO ID82701362061
Shamkhal population
2010 Census11,855
2002 Census7,823
1989 Census5,390
1979 Census4,359

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.