Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Oblast

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]

Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Oblast Кабардино-Балкарская АО  (Russian) Къэбэрдей-Балъкъэр АО  (Kabardian) Къабарты-Малкъар АО  (Karachay-Balkar)
Autonomous oblast of the Russian SFSR
1922–1936
Capital	Nalchik
Area
• 1936	12,470 km2 (4,810 sq mi)
Population
• 1936	350,000
• 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 as Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Oblast	16 January 1922
• Became Kabardino-Balkarian ASSR	5 December 1936
Preceded by Succeeded by Mountain ASSR Kabardino-Balkarian ASSR

See also

• History of Kabardino-Balkaria
• Kabardino-Balkarian Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union