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| Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Oblast Кабардино-Балкарская АО (Russian) Къэбэрдей-Балъкъэр АО (Kabardian) Къабарты-Малкъар АО (Karachay-Balkar) | |||||||||
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| Autonomous oblast of the Russian SFSR | |||||||||
| 1922–1936 | |||||||||
| Capital | Nalchik | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1936 | 12,470 km2 (4,810 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1936 | 350000 | ||||||||
| • Type | Autonomous oblast | ||||||||
| Historical era | Interwar period | ||||||||
• Formed as "Kabardin Autonomous Oblast" from Kabardin okrug of Mountain ASSR | 1921 | ||||||||
• Merged with Balkarian okrug of Mountain ASSR and renamed "Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Oblast" | 16 January 1922 | ||||||||
| 5 December 1936 | |||||||||
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The Kabardino-Balkarian 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-Balkarian Autonomous Oblast on 16 January 1922.[1] On 16 October 1924 it became part of the North Caucasus Krai,[2] but was separated from it on 5 December 1936, elevated in status and renamed the Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.[1]