Shalazhi
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Shalazhi
Шалажи | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chechen | Шалажа |
 View of Shalazhi from the minaret of Shalazhi Mosque. | |
 Interactive map of Shalazhi | |
  Shalazhi Location of Shalazhi  Shalazhi Shalazhi (Chechnya) | |
| Coordinates: 43°06′00″N 45°21′25″E / 43.10000°N 45.35694°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chechnya |
| Administrative district | Urus-Martanovsky District |
| Founded | 1840 |
| Elevation | 377 m (1,237 ft) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2020) | 5,332 ) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [1]) |
| Postal code[2] | 366512 |
| OKTMO ID | 96634428101 |
Shalazhi (Russian: Шалажи; Chechen: Шалажа, Şalaƶa) is a rural locality (a selo) in the Urus-Martanovsky District, the Chechen Republic, Russia.
Shalazhi is located west of the republic on the foothills of the Greater Caucasus mountains and is located on the banks of the Shalezha River. It is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Urus-Martan and 37 kilometres (23 mi) south-west of the City of Grozny.
The nearest settlements to Shalazhi are Katyr-Yurt and Valerik in the north, Gekhi-Chu in the east and Yandi in the north-west.