Chebarkul

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Coat of arms of Chebarkul

Chebarkul (Russian: Чебарку́ль) is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of Chebarkul Lake 78 km west of Chelyabinsk at 54.9775° N 60.3719° E. Population: 47,144 (2002 Census); 50,062 (1989 Census).

Founded in 1736 as a fortress on the border between Russian and Bashkir lands, it later grew into a large Cossack stanitsa. Town status since October 25, 1951.

	Cities and towns in Chelyabinsk Oblast
	Administrative center: Chelyabinsk Asha \| Bakal \| Chebarkul \| Karabash \| Kartaly \| Kasli \| Katav-Ivanovsk \| Kopeysk \| Korkino \| Kusa \| Kyshtym \| Magnitogorsk \| Miass \| Minyar \| Nyazepetrovsk \| Ozyorsk \| Plast \| Satka \| Sim \| Snezhinsk \| Troitsk \| Tryokhgorny \| Ust-Katav \| Verkhny Ufaley \| Yemanzhelinsk \| Yuryuzan \| Yuzhnouralsk \| Verkhneuralsk \| Zlatoust