Shchuchye, Kurgan Oblast
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Shchuchye is a town and the administrative center of Shchuchansky District
of Kurgan Oblast
, Russia
, located on Lake Shchuchye, 180 kilometres (111.8 mi) west of Kurgan. Population:
It has been known since 1750 as a selo and was granted town status in 1945.
About 14% of Russian chemical weapons is stored in Shchuchye and, with the help of the US-supported Nunn-Lugar program, a new facility to destroy these chemical weapons was opened there in May 2009.
Shchuchansky District
Shchuchansky District is an administrative district , one of the 24 in Kurgan Oblast, Russia....
of Kurgan Oblast
Kurgan Oblast
Kurgan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kurgan. Population: -History:The oblast was formed on February 6, 1943, just when the Soviet Army decisively defeated Hitler's forces near Stalingrad...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on Lake Shchuchye, 180 kilometres (111.8 mi) west of Kurgan. Population:
It has been known since 1750 as a selo and was granted town status in 1945.
About 14% of Russian chemical weapons is stored in Shchuchye and, with the help of the US-supported Nunn-Lugar program, a new facility to destroy these chemical weapons was opened there in May 2009.