Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Oblast

Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Oblast
Кабардино-Балкарская AО  (Russian)
Къэбэрдей-Балъкъэр AО  (Kabardian)
Къабарты-Малкъар AО  (Karachay-Balkar)
Autonomous oblast of the Russian SFSR
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1922–1936 →
Capital Nalchik
Government Autonomous oblast
Historical era Interwar period
 - Formed as "Kabardin Autonomous Oblast" from Kabardin okrug of Mountain ASSR 1921
 - Merged with Balkar okrug of Mountain ASSR and renamed "Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Oblast" 16 January 1922
 - Became Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 5 December 1936
Area
 - 1936 12,470 km2 (4,815 sq mi)
Population
 - 1936 350,000 
Density 28.1 /km2  (72.7 /sq mi)

The Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Oblast was an autonomous oblast within the Kabardino-Balkaria region of the Soviet Union. The Oblast was formed in 1921 as the Kabardin Autonomous Oblast before becoming the Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Oblast in 16 January 1922.

On 5 December 1936, it was elevated in status and named Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

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