Terek Oblast

Terek oblast Терская область
Oblast
Coat of arms
Administrative map of the Terek Oblast
Country	Russian Empire
Viceroyalty	Caucasus
Established	1873
Abolished	1917
Capital	Vladikavkaz
Area
• Total	72,443.86 km2 (27,970.73 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Elbrus)	5,642 m (18,510 ft)
Population  (1916)
• Total	1,377,923
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
• Urban	17.50%
• Rural	82.50%

The Terek Oblast^[a] was a province (oblast) of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, roughly corresponding to the central part of Russia's North Caucasian Federal District. Тhe оblast was created out of the former territories of the North Caucasian Peoples, following their conquests by Russia throughout the 19th century. The Terek Oblast bordered the Astrakhan and Stavropol governorates to the north, the Kuban Oblast to the west, the Kutaisi and Tiflis governorates to the south, and the Dagestan Oblast to the east. The administrative center of the oblast was Vladikavkaz, the current capital of North Ossetia–Alania within Russia.
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