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An oblast (Russian:
о́бласть) is an administrative unit of the Russian
Federation. Russian oblasts are further subdivided into districts (Russian: районы;
English
transliteration: rayony). The word is often translated as "province".
Oblasts are also administrative units of Bulgaria and Ukraine.
The corresponding term in Belarus is voblast and in Kazakhstan is oblysy.
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