oblast of the Russian Empire
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concept
An oblast of the Russian Empire was an administrative-territorial unit, typically on the empire’s periphery, governed by appointed officials and possessing a lower status than a governorate (guberniya).
Observed surface forms (2)
- Governorate of the Russian Empire ×1
- administrative division of the Russian Empire ×1
Instances (4)
- Kars Oblast
- Taurida Oblast via concept surface "administrative division of the Russian Empire"
- Kutais Governorate via concept surface "Governorate of the Russian Empire"
- Armenian Oblast