Autonomous oblast
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An autonomous oblast is an autonomous entity within the state which is on the oblast
(province
) level of the overall administrative subdivision. It may refer to:
Oblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
(province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
) level of the overall administrative subdivision. It may refer to:
- Autonomous oblasts of the Soviet UnionAutonomous oblasts of the Soviet UnionAutonomous oblasts of the Soviet Union were administrative units created for a number of smaller nations, which were given autonomy within the republics of the Soviet Union.-Azerbaijan SSR:*Nagorno-Karabakh AO -Byelorussian SSR:...
- Autonomous oblasts of RussiaAutonomous oblasts of RussiaThe Russian Federation is divided into 83 federal subjects, one of which is an autonomous oblast , the Jewish Autonomous Oblast....
- Serbian Autonomous OblastsSerbian Autonomous OblastsSerbian Autonomous Oblasts refer to the ethnic Serb regions in the Yugoslav republics of SR Croatia and SR Bosnia and Herzegovina that were proclaimed autonomous and subsequently voted for independence amid secession talks from Croatia and B&H...