Siner, Chuvash Republic
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Seener is a rural locality (a village) in Alikovsky District
Alikovsky District
Alikovsky District is a district of the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the central part of the republic and borders with Morgaushsky and Yadrinsky Districts in the north, Krasnoarmeysky District in the east, Vurnarsky and Shumerlinsky Districts in the south, and Krasnochetaysky...

 of the Chuvash Republic, Russia
Russia
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, located near the district's administrative center of Alikovo
Alikovo, Alikovsky District, Chuvash Republic
Alikovo is a rural locality and the administrative center of Alikovsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located south of Cheboksary, on the Cheboksary—Krasnye Chetai and Cheboksary—Yadrin auto routes...

 and near the Cheboksary
Cheboksary
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–Alikovo–Krasnye Chetai and Cheboksary–Alikovo–Yadrin
Yadrin
Yadrin is a town and the administrative center of Yadrinsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Sura River, southwest of Cheboksary. Population:...

 auto routes. Population: 135, mostly Chuvash
Chuvash people
The Chuvash people are a Turkic ethnic group, native to an area stretching from the Volga Region to Siberia. Most of them live in Republic of Chuvashia and surrounding areas, although Chuvash communities may be found throughout all Russia.- Etymology :...

 females; 248 (1926); 224 (1907); 156 (1859).

Two small rivers—Abashyrma and Khelkassy—flow in the vicinity of the village. The village only has one street (Kooperativnaya).

The climate is moderately continental, with long cold winters and warm summers. Average January temperature is -12.9 °C, average July temperature—18.3 °C (64.9 °F). Absolute recorded minimum temperature is -44 °C, while the absolute recorded maximum is 37 °C (98.6 °F). Annual average precipitation
Precipitation (meteorology)
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 is up to 552 millimetres (21.7 in).

Etymology and history

Until 1927, Siner was a part of Alikovskaya Volost of Yadrinsky Uyezd. On November 1, 1927, the village became a part of Alikovsky District. It was transferred to Vurnarsky District
Vurnarsky District
Vurnarsky District is an administrative and municipal district of the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the northwestern portion of the republic and borders with Alikovsky and Krasnoarmeysky Districts in the north, Kanashsky District in the east, Ibresinsky District in the south, and...

on December 20, 1962, but was returned to Alikovsky District on March 14, 1965.

Further reading

  • L. I. Yefimov, "Alikovsky District" (""), Alikovo, 1994.
  • "Аликовская энциклопедия", (Encyklopaedia of Alikovo) editors: Efimov L.A., Efimov E.L., Ananjev A. A., Terentjev G. K., Cheboksary, 2009, ISBN 978-5-7670-1630-3.
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