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The '''Samarkand Oblast''' ({{lang-ru|}} |
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]]. It was created out of the territories of the former [[Shaybanids]]. |
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==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
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Revision as of 13:21, 22 May 2012
The Samarkand Oblast (Template:Lang-ru) was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire between 1868 and 1924. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day central Uzbekistan. It was created out of the territories of the former Shaybanids.
Demographics
As of 1897, 860,021 people populated the oblast. Uzbeks constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities consisted of Tajiks and Kazakhs. Total Turkic speaking were 609,204 (70,8%).
Ethnic groups in 1897[1]
| TOTAL | 860,021 | 100% |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ... |
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