Shelekhov (Russian: Шелехов, IPA: [ˈʂelʲɪxəf]) is a town and the administrative center of Shelekhovsky District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located 20 kilometers (12 mi) southwest of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast.

[citation needed] The city was founded in May 1953 when the first construction workers of the Irkutsk Aluminum Smelter had installed the first six housing tents.

However, this year mostly symbolizes first mention of an actual inhabited area as the settlement was then called by the abbreviation of the aluminum plant- IrkAZ, and not Shelekhov.

[5] The Canada-United States match of the 2012 Women's Bandy World Championship was played in Shelekhov.

[10] Irkutsk was awarded the 2014 World Championship for men and some of the matches were played in Shelekhov,[11][12] at the Stroitel Stadium.