Chebarkul (Russian: Чебарку́ль) is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of Lake Chebarkul, 78 kilometers (48 mi) west of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast.

[1] Founded in 1736 as a fortress on the border between Russian and Bashkir lands,[1] it later grew into a large Cossack stanitsa.

[citation needed] The fortress was founded with the permission of Bashkir Tarkhan Taymas Shaimov, who was the owner of these lands.

[4] As an administrative center, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Chebarkul—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts, and is likewise home to several units of Russia's Central Military District; the 90th Guards Tank Division, the 232nd Rocket Artillery Brigade [ru], and the 28th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

[4] As a municipal division, the Town of Chebarkul is incorporated as Chebarkulsky Urban Okrug.