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oblast

first-level administrative division in several countries
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Summary

oblast is an administrative territorial entity type[1]. oblast draws 4,460 Wikipedia views per month (administrative territorial entity type category, ranking #18 of 173).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: administrative territorial entity[3]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Oblasts[4]
  • Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[5]
  • Different from: Oblast[6]
  • Exact match: http://d-nb.info/gnd/4172315-6[7]

Why It Matters

oblast has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] oblast is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). oblast. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/oblast
MLA “oblast.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/oblast.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_oblast_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{oblast}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/oblast}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): oblast — https://4ort.xyz/entity/oblast (retrieved 2026-10-11)

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · Circeus · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by → Q56042102
    Said to be the same as → Q3455524
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Used by: by region"
  2. 16w ago · O Breixo · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → New Encyclopedic Dictionary
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 158667
    Subclass of → administrative territorial entity
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Enciclopedia galega universal id: 158667"
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