Shieli Explained

Official Name:Shieli
Other Name:Шиелі
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Kazakhstan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kyzylorda Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Shieli District
Subdivision Type3:Tural District
Subdivision Name3:Shieli rural district
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1904
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:32480
Utc Offset:+5
Coordinates:44.1789°N 66.7328°W
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:120700 — 120703

Shieli (Kazakh: Шиелі) is a village in Kyzylorda Region, southern-central Kazakhstan. It is the administrative centre of Shieli District and the head and the only settlement of Shieli rural district (KATO code - 435230100). Population:

Shieli was founded in 1904 at the time of the construction of the Orenburg–Tashkent Railway.

Geography

Shieli is located by the right bank of the Syr Darya river. The 181km (112miles) long Shieli-Telikol Canal was built for irrigation, connecting the Telikol lacustrine basin to the north with the Syr Darya river near Shieli.[1]

Climate

Shieli has a cold desert climate (Köppen: BWk)[2] with cold winters and hot summers.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: L-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian). 11 November 2022.
  2. Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. . Nature: Scientific Data . en.