Oblast
An oblast (Russian, Ukrainian: о́бласть) is a name for the subnational entity of Bulgaria, Russian Federation, Ukraine, and the former Soviet Union. In the Soviet Union and the mentioned post-Soviet republics, oblasts are one step below the national level and further subdivided into districts called raiony or rayony (Russian: райо́ны; Ukrainian: райони). The word is often translated as "province" or "region". In Bulgaria, the top-level subdivision is into regions, with further division into oblasts.
Related articles
- Regions of Bulgaria
- Subdivisions of Ukraine
- Subdivisions of Russia, Federal subjects of Russia
- Oblasts of Russia,
- * Voblast, the corresponding term in Belarus
- * Oblysy, the corresponding term in Kazakhstan
- * Guberniya, the subdivision level matching to oblasts in Imperial Russia and early Soviet Union