Shikhany
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Shikhany (Russian: Шиханы) is a closed town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located some 130 kilometers (81 mi) north of Saratov. Population: 6,500 (2005 est.); 6,738 (2002 Census); 12,763 (1989 Census).
Shikhany was founded in 1928 and granted town status in 1996. It has been closed since 1997.
City is located on a right bank of Volga river, 130 km from Saratov and 14 km from Volsk.
Includes Shikhany-1 (city itself), Shikhany-2 (military base) and Shikhany-4 (the arsenal).
Formely was named after Count V. V. Orlov-Denisov, who was a Hero of the 1812 Patriotic War.
[edit] Shikhany-2
After Volsk-17 became a city Shikhany-2 (Closed city Volsk-18) became Shikhany-1 officially. Still, the citizens call them Shikhany-1 and Shikhany-2 through habit.
Main organizations include NII RHBZ (Scientific&Research Institute of Radiation and Chemical Defence, Russian: НИИ РХБЗ, НИИ Радиационной Химической и Биологической Защиты), 1st Mobile Brigade of RHBZ, RHBZ service base, "notch and scout" regiment, Shikhansky chemical testing ground, Privolzhskiy Military District Hospital, a polyclinic, school № 24, music school, 3 kindergartens, a hotel, Officer's House with a cinema theater, a forestry.
There's a nice park with a pond in a city, part of the former Count's Park (it was about 10,000 hectares, most of it is now a wild forest). The military base garrison of a keeps ducks and swans in the pond and relocates swans inside the warmer facilities in winter.
[edit] Shikhansky chemical testing ground
Shikhansky chemical testing ground (Russian: Шиханский полигон) keeps a large amount of military poison substances, mainly an obsolete ones like yperite.
[edit] Ecological situation
Despite the rumours Shikhany has a better ecology than the nearest big cities. Shikhany are surrounded by the forest and the chemical plant is not working. Tests are rarely conducted without the use of chemical warfare.
Infrastructure of Shikhany-2 is faintly developed, only couple of shops in 20 km okrug.
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