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CHEBARKUL

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'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.

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