Oblast (Belarusian: во́бласьць; Bosnian: oblast; Bulgarian: о́бласт; Czech: oblast; Russian: о́бласть; Serbian: област/oblast; Slovak: oblasť; Macedonian: област; Ukrainian: о́бласть) refers to a type of administrative division in Slavic countries and in some countries of the former Soviet Union. The Belarusian language, or Belorussian,(беларуская мова BGN/PCGN: byelaruskaya mova, Scientific: belaruskaja mova Bosnian language (Bosnian bosanski jezik) sometimes referred as Bosniak language or Bosniac language is a South Slavic language native Bulgarian (български език IPA: ɛzˈik is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" Macedonian () is the official Language of the Republic of Macedonia and is a part of the Eastern group of South Slavic languages. Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Examples of administrative divisions English terms In many of the following terms corresponding to British cultural influence areas of relatively low mean population The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region". A loanword (or loan word) is a word directly taken into one Language from another with little or no translation Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. The article is about the geographic sense of the term For other uses including Regions and Regional, see Region (disambiguation. The last translation may lead to confusion, because the subdivision of "oblast" is called "raion" which is translated as "region" or "district", depending on the context. For the manufactured regenerated fiber see Rayon A raion (or rayon) (райо́н ra'jon rayon раён რაიონი Districts are a type of Administrative division, in some countries managed by a Local government.
Oblasts are a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine, and the now-defunct Soviet Union. Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the Kyrgyzstan (ˈkɻ̩gɪztɑn (AmE or /'kɝgəztan/ (BrE Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан; Russian: Киргизия or Киргизстан or Кыргызстан Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Official terms in successor states of the Soviet Union differ, but some still use a cognate of the Russian term, e. Succession of states is a theory in International relations regarding the recognition and acceptance of a newly created State by other states based on Cognates in Linguistics are words that have a common origin They may occur within a language such as shirt and skirt as two English words descended from g. voblast (voblasts, voblasts' , IPA: ['vobɫasʲtsʲ]) is used for provinces of Belarus, and oblys (plural: oblystar) for provinces of Kazakhstan. At the top level of administration the Eastern European country of Belarus is divided into six voblasti ' (or voblastsi, meaning "provinces" Kazakhstan is divided into 14 Provinces ( облыстар / oblystar; singular облысы / oblysy; области / oblasti; singular область
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Oblasts of Bulgaria
Since 1997, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 oblasti, usually translated as provinces. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Before, the country was divided into nine bigger units, also called oblast.
- See also: Provinces of Bulgaria
Oblasts of the Russian Empire
In the Russian Empire, oblasts were considered to be administrative units and were included as parts of Governorates General or krais. Since 1999 Bulgaria has been divided into twenty-six provinces (области oblasti singular област oblast; also translated as "region" which The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Krai or kray (край is a term used to refer to nine of Russia 's 83 federal subjects. The majority of then-existing oblasts were located on the periphery of the country or covered the areas where Cossacks lived. The Cossacks (Каза́ки́ Kazaki; Козаки́ Kozaki; Kozacy are a group of martial people living in the southern Steppe regions of Eastern
Oblasts of the Soviet Union
In the now-dissolved Soviet Union, oblasts were one of the types of administrative divisions of the union republics. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Republics of the Soviet Union were according to the Article 76 of the 1977 Soviet Constitution, Sovereign Soviet Socialist states that had united with other As any administrative units of this level, oblasts were composed of districts (raions) and cities/towns directly under oblasts' jurisdiction. For the manufactured regenerated fiber see Rayon A raion (or rayon) (райо́н ra'jon rayon раён რაიონი Some oblasts also included autonomous entities called autonomous okrugs. An autonomous area is an area of a Country that has a degree of Autonomy, or freedom from an external authority Okrug (окръг Serbian and о́круг округа translit
The names of oblasts did not usually correspond to the names of the respective historical regions, as they were created as purely administrative units. With a few exceptions, Soviet oblasts were named after their administrative centers.
Terms used to describe oblasts in post-Soviet countries
The oblasts in other post-Soviet countries are officially called:
- Armenia: marz (see provinces of Armenia)
- Belarus: voblast (see provinces of Belarus)
- Kazakhstan: oblys (see provinces of Kazakhstan)
- Kyrgyzstan: oblast (see provinces of Kyrgyzstan)
- Tajikistan: viloyat (see provinces of Tajikistan)
- Turkmenistan: welayat (see provinces of Turkmenistan)
- Uzbekistan: viloyat (see provinces of Uzbekistan)
Viloyat and welayat are derived from the Arabic language term wilayah. Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani Administrative divisions The following is a list of the provinces with population area and density information Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east At the top level of administration the Eastern European country of Belarus is divided into six voblasti ' (or voblastsi, meaning "provinces" Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the Kazakhstan is divided into 14 Provinces ( облыстар / oblystar; singular облысы / oblysy; области / oblasti; singular область Kyrgyzstan (ˈkɻ̩gɪztɑn (AmE or /'kɝgəztan/ (BrE Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан; Russian: Киргизия or Киргизстан or Кыргызстан |||} Kyrgyzstan is divided into seven Provinces (singular област - Oblast, plural областтар - oblasttar) Tajikistan (təˈdʒɪkɨstæn or /təˈdʒiːkɨstæn/ Тоҷикистон tɔʤikɪsˈtɔn or, Persian تاجیکستان taajikestaan officially the Republic of |||} Tajikistan is divided into 3 Provinces ( Tajik: Вилоят Viloyat, plural Вилоятҳо viloyatho) and one autonomous Turkmenistan ( Türkmenistan; also known as Turkmenia) is a Turkic country in Central Asia. Turkmenistan is divided into 5 provinces or welayatlar (singular Welayat) and one independent city ( şäher) See also Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси is a doubly Uzbekistan is divided into 12 Provinces ( viloyatlar, singular Viloyat, viloyati in compound e Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language A wilāyah (ولاية or vilâyet (in Persian and Ottoman Turkish) is an administrative division usually
Oblasts of Russia
According to the Constitution of Russia, oblasts are considered to be subjects of the Federation, which is a higher status than that of administrative units they had within the Russian SFSR before the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The Russian Federation is divided into 83 subjects ( subyekty) of which 46 are oblasts ("provinces" sing For the constitution of the Imperial Russia see Russian Constitution of 1906 The current Constitution of the Russian Federation Russia is a Federation which consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal The federal subject status gives the oblasts some degree of autonomy and gives them representation in the Federation Council. Federation Council of Russia (Сове́т Федера́ции Sovet Federatsii) is the Upper house of the
Oblasts of Ukraine
Oblasts of Yugoslavia
Oblasts were administrative units of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1922 and 1929. Ukraine is subdivided into 24 Oblasts (provinces, one Autonomous republic, and two " cities with special status' " The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croato-Slovene ie Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija During that period, the country was divided into 33 oblasts. In 1929, oblasts were replaced with larger administrative units known as banovinas.
During the Yugoslav Wars, several Serbian Autonomous Oblasts were formed in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Yugoslav Wars were a series of violent conflicts in the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY that took place between 1991 and Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan These oblasts were later merged into the Republic of Serbian Krajina and the Republika Srpska. The Republic of Serbian Krajina abbreviated RSK (Република Српска Крајина РСК sometimes also translated "Republic of Serb Krajina" Republika Srpska ( Serbian: Република Српска Republika Srpska ( often abbreviated PC or RS) also Српска Srpska
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See also
- Autonomous oblast
- Guberniya, an administrative unit of the Russian Empire, early Russian SFSR, and the Soviet Union
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