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Chebarkul

Russia / Cheljabinsk / Chebarkul /
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Town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of Lake Chebarkul, 78 kilometers (48 mi) west of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 42,844 (2010 Census). The name of the town derives from the Bashkir/Tatar words meaning "a particolored lake".
Founded in 1736 as a fortress on the border between Russian and Bashkir lands, it later grew into a large Cossack stanitsa. The fortress was founded with the permission of Bashkir Tarkhan Taymas Shaimov, who was the owner of these lands. Town status was granted to it on October 25, 1951.
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Coordinates:   54°58'40"N   60°21'53"E
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