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The '''Samarkand Oblast''' ({{lang-ru|Самаркандская область}}) was an [[oblast]] (province) of the [[Russian Empire]] between 1868 and 1924. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day central [[Uzbekistan]] and northwestern [[Tajikistan]]. It was created out of the northeastern part of [[Emirate of Bukhara]]. It consisted of the [[uyezd]]s of [[Samarkand]] (incl. cities Samarkand and [[Panjakent|Pendzhikent]]), [[Jizzakh|Dzhizak]] (incl. city Dzhizak), [[Kattakurgan, Uzbekistan|Katta-Kurgan]] (incl. city Katta-Kurgan) and [[Khujand|Khodzhent]] (incl. cities Khodzhent and [[Istaravshan|Uratyube]]).<ref>[http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus_gub_97.php?reg=83 1897 census]</ref> |
The '''Samarkand Oblast''' ({{lang-ru|Самаркандская область}}) was an [[oblast]] (province) of the [[Russian Empire]] between 1868 and 1924. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day central [[Uzbekistan]] and northwestern [[Tajikistan]]. It was created out of the northeastern part of [[Emirate of Bukhara]]. It consisted of the [[uyezd]]s of [[Samarkand]] (incl. cities Samarkand and [[Panjakent|Pendzhikent]]), [[Jizzakh|Dzhizak]] (incl. city Dzhizak), [[Kattakurgan, Uzbekistan|Katta-Kurgan]] (incl. city Katta-Kurgan) and [[Khujand|Khodzhent]] (incl. cities Khodzhent and [[Istaravshan|Uratyube]]).<ref>[http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus_gub_97.php?reg=83 1897 census]</ref> |
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==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
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As of 1897, 860,021 people populated the oblast. [[Uzbeks]] constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities consisted of [[Tajiks]] and [[Kazakhs]]. Turkic speaking population amounted to 609,204 (70,8%) people. |
As of 1897, 860,021 people populated the oblast. [[Uzbeks]] constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities consisted of [[Tajiks]] and [[Kazakhs]]. Turkic speaking population amounted to 609,204 (70,8%) people. |
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=== Ethnic groups in 1897<ref>http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/emp_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=820</ref>=== |
=== Ethnic groups in 1897<ref>http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/emp_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=820</ref>=== |
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== Russian Revolution == |
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On April 30, 1918, the region became a part of [[Turkestan ASSR]]. On October 27, 1924 as a result of the national-territorial reorganisation of Central Asia, the Samarkand region became a part of the [[Uzbek SSR]] of the Soviet Union. |
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| Samarkand Oblast Самаркандская область Samarkandskaya oblast' | |||||||||
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| Capital | Samarkand | ||||||||
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| Today part of |  Uzbekistan Tajikistan | ||||||||
The Samarkand Oblast (Russian: Самаркандская область) was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire between 1868 and 1924. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day central Uzbekistan and northwestern Tajikistan. It was created out of the northeastern part of Emirate of Bukhara. It consisted of the uyezds of Samarkand (incl. cities Samarkand and Pendzhikent), Dzhizak (incl. city Dzhizak), Katta-Kurgan (incl. city Katta-Kurgan) and Khodzhent (incl. cities Khodzhent and Uratyube).[1]
Demographics
As of 1897, 860,021 people populated the oblast. Uzbeks constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities consisted of Tajiks and Kazakhs. Turkic speaking population amounted to 609,204 (70,8%) people.
Ethnic groups in 1897[2]
| TOTAL | 860,021 | 100% |
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| Uzbeks | 507,587 | 59% |
| Tajiks | 230,384 | 26.8% |
| Kazakhs | 63,091 | 7.3% |
| Uyghurs | 19,993 | 2.3% |
| Turkic Sarts | 18,073 | 2.1% |
| Russians | 12,485 | 1.5% |
| Jews | 1,312 | 0.2% |
Russian Revolution
On April 30, 1918, the region became a part of Turkestan ASSR. On October 27, 1924 as a result of the national-territorial reorganisation of Central Asia, the Samarkand region became a part of the Uzbek SSR of the Soviet Union.