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Coat of arms of Chebarkul
'Chebarkul' () is a
town in
Chelyabinsk Oblast,
Russia, located on the shores of
Chebarkul Lake 78 km west of
Chelyabinsk at . 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.
Several formations and units of the
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation's
Volga-Ural Military District have been located in the town. Currently elements of the 34th Motor Rifle Division are located here.