Transcaspian Oblast

province of the Russian Empire and early Soviet Russia
AdministrativeArea oblast_of_the_russian_empire Q1960533
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Transcaspian Oblast

Summary

Transcaspian Oblast is an oblast of the Russian Empire[1]. It draws 176 Wikipedia views per month (oblast_of_the_russian_empire category, ranking #7 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • Transcaspian Oblast is located in Russian Turkestan[3].
  • Transcaspian Oblast is located in Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic[4].
  • Transcaspian Oblast is in the country of Russian Empire[5].
  • Transcaspian Oblast's instance of is recorded as oblast of the Russian Empire[6].
  • Transcaspian Oblast's instance of is recorded as oblast of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic[7].
  • Transcaspian Oblast's capital is recorded as Ashgabat[8].
  • Transcaspian Oblast's Commons category is recorded as Transcaspian Oblast[9].
  • May 6, 1881 marks the founding of Transcaspian Oblast[10].
  • Transcaspian Oblast was dissolved in August 7, 1921[11].
  • Transcaspian Oblast's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.95, 'lon': 58.383333333333}[12].
  • Transcaspian Oblast's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Transcaspian Oblast[13].
  • Transcaspian Oblast has a population of {'amount': '+382487'}[14].
  • Transcaspian Oblast's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Transcaspian Oblast's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Transcaspian Oblast's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[17].
  • Transcaspian Oblast's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[18].
  • Transcaspian Oblast's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Transcaspian Oblast's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Transcaspian Oblast's replaces is recorded as Q60852682[21].
  • Transcaspian Oblast's replaced by is recorded as Turkmenskaya Oblast[22].
  • Transcaspian Oblast's category for people born here is recorded as Q15354552[23].
  • Transcaspian Oblast's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Закаспийская область'}[24].
  • Transcaspian Oblast's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Transcaspian Oblast[25].
  • Transcaspian Oblast covers an area of {'unit': 'Q21074767', 'amount': '+531738'}[26].
  • Transcaspian Oblast covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+605117'}[27].

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Geography

Transcaspian Oblast is in the country of Russian Empire[5]. Located in include Russian Turkestan[3], a general governorate of the Russian Empire[28], in Russian Empire[29], founded in 1867[30] and Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic[4], an autonomous soviet socialist republic of an union republic of the Soviet Union[31], in Soviet Union[32], founded in 1918[33].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q21074767', 'amount': '+531738'}[26] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+605117'}[27]. Transcaspian Oblast has a population of {'amount': '+382487'}[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include oblast of the Russian Empire[6] and oblast of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic[7].

History and Context

May 6, 1881 marks the founding of Transcaspian Oblast[10].

Why It Matters

Transcaspian Oblast draws 176 Wikipedia views per month (oblast_of_the_russian_empire category, ranking #7 of 24).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

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  12. [14] . demoscope.ru. demoscope.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Zakaspii Oblast
    Inception +1881-05-06T00:00:00Z
    Dissolved
    Country Russian Empire
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