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Terek Oblast

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Established
  
1860

Political status
  
Oblast

Area
  
60,868.9 verst²

Abolished
  
1920

Region
  
Caucasus

Terek Oblast

Terek oblast


The Terek Oblast was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day northeastern Caucasus. It was created out of the former territories of the Caucasian Peoples.

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Demographics

As of 1897, 933,936 people populated the oblast. Russians constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities consisted of Chechens, Ossetians and Kabardians.

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Terek Oblast Wikipedia