| En Name: | Shamkhal |
| Ru Name: | Шамхал |
| Loc Name1: | Шаухал |
| Loc Lang1: | Kumyk |
| Coordinates: | 43.0667°N 67°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Federal Subject: | Republic of Dagestan |
| Adm City Jur: | City of Makhachkala |
| Adm District Jur: | Kirovsky City District |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Urban-type settlement |
| Urban Okrug Jur: | Makhachkala Urban Okrug |
| Pop 2010Census: | 11855 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1965 |
| Postal Codes: | 367912 |
| Shamkhal population | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 11,855 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 7,823 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 5,390 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 4,359 |
Shamkhal (Russian: Шамха́л; Kumyk: Шаухал, Şauxal) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of Kirovsky City District of the City of Makhachkala in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 11,855.
Urban-type settlement status was granted to Shamkhal in 1965.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Shamkhal is in jurisdiction of Kirovsky City District of the City of Makhachkala. Within the framework of municipal divisions, Shamkhalis a part of Makhachkala Urban Okrug.[1]