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Ural Oblast (Russian Empire)

Present-day western Kazakhstan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Ural Oblast (Russian: Уральская область; Eng: Uralskaya Oblast) was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day western Kazakhstan. It was created out of the territories of the former Kazakh khanate.

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Ural Oblast
Уральская область
Oblast of the Russian Empire
1868–1920
Coat of arms of Ural Oblast (Russian Empire)
Coat of arms
Location of Ural Oblast in the Russian Empire
CapitalUralsk
History 
• Established
1868
• Disestablished
12 October 1920
Today part ofKazakhstan
Russia
Uzbekistan
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Map of Ural Oblast in 1913

Demographics

As of 1897, 684,590 people populated the oblast. Kazakhs constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities consisted of Russians and Tatars. Total Turkic speaking were 478,695 (74,2%).

Ethnic groups in 1897

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TOTAL 645,121 100%
Kazakhs 460,173 71,3%
Russians 160,894 24,9%
Tatars 17,809 2,8%
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