Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Oblast
| Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Oblast Кабардино-Балкарская AО (Russian) Къэбэрдей-Балъкъэр AО (Kabardian) Къабарты-Малкъар AО (Karachay-Balkar) | |||||
| Autonomous oblast of the Russian SFSR | |||||
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| Capital | Nalchik | ||||
| Government | Autonomous oblast | ||||
| Historical era | Interwar period | ||||
| • | Formed as "Kabardin Autonomous Oblast" from Kabardin okrug of Mountain ASSR | 1921 | |||
| • | Merged with Balkar okrug of Mountain ASSR and renamed "Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Oblast" | 16 January 1922 | |||
| • | Became Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic | 5 December 1936 | |||
| Area | |||||
| • | 1936 | 12,470 km2 (4,815 sq mi) | |||
| Population | |||||
| • | 1936 | 350,000 | |||
| Density | 28.1 /km2 (72.7 /sq mi) | ||||
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The Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Oblast was an autonomous oblast within the Kabardino-Balkaria region of the Soviet Union. The Oblast was formed in 1921 as the Kabardin Autonomous Oblast before becoming the Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Oblast on 16 January 1922.
On 5 December 1936, it was elevated in status and named Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
See also
- Kabardino-Balkaria
- History of Kabardino-Balkaria
- First Secretary of the Kabardino–Balkar Communist Party
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