Shal (Persian: شال)[a] is a village in Shal Rural District of Shahrud District, Khalkhal County, Ardabil province, Iran.

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,594 in 378 households.

[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,217 people in 397 households.

It was the most populous village in its rural district.

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