Moscow Oblast
administrative division (oblast) in central Russia
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Summary
Moscow Oblast is an oblast of Russia[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of oblast of russia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,028 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Russia[3]
- Country: Russia[4]
- Head of government: Andrei Vorobyov[5]
- Continent: Europe[6]
- Instance of: federal subject of Russia[7]
- Capital: Krasnogorsk[8]
- Shares border with: Tver Oblast[9], Yaroslavl Oblast[10], Vladimir Oblast[11], Ryazan Oblast[12], Tula Oblast[13], Moscow[14], Kaluga Oblast[15], Smolensk Oblast[16]
- Named after: Moscow[17]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Zaraysky District[18], Klinsky District[19], Kolomensky District[20], Krasnogorsky District[21], Leninsky Urban District[22], Lotoshinsky District[23], Lukhovitsky District[24], Lyuberetsky District[25], Mozhaysk Municipal Okrug[26], Naro-Fominsky District[27], Noginsky District[28], Odintsovsky District[29], Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District[30], Pavlovo-Posadsky District[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Moscow Oblast include moscovium[32], a chemical element[33].
Why It Matters
Moscow Oblast has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for it include moscovium[32], a chemical element[33].