title: Shikhany, Republic of Bashkortostan
text: # Shikhany, Republic of Bashkortostan
  
  Shikhany (Russian: Шиханы; Bashkir: Шихан, Şixan) is a rural locality (a village) in Alataninsky Selsoviet, Sterlitamaksky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. The population was 321 as of 2010. There are 5 streets.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Shikhany is located 19 km northeast of Sterlitamak (the district's administrative centre) by road. Urnyak is the nearest rural locality.
  
  