Erken-Shakhar (Russian: Эркен-Шахар, Nogai: Эркин-Шахар, Erkin-Şaxar) is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Nogaysky District of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia.
Population: 4,184 (2010 Census);[1] 4,152 (2002 Census);[2] 4,974 (1989 Soviet census).
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