Әр түрлі елдердегі әкімшілік бөліністері

First level administrative division in several countries
An oblast ('/ɒ//b//l//æ//s//t/, /UKalso/'/ɒ//b//l//ɑː//s//t/; plural oblasts, oblasti, or rarely oblasty; Russian and область; ; област; ; ) is a type of administrative division in Bulgaria and several post Soviet states, including Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Historically, it was used in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. The term oblast is often translated into English as region or province. In some countries, oblasts are also known by cognates of the Russian term.

The English term oblast is borrowed from Lang ru, where it is inherited from Old East Slavic, in turn borrowed from , formed from the prefix (cognate with Classical ob and ἐπί, ἔπι) and
The names of oblasts did not usually correspond to the names of the respective historical regions, as they were created as purely administrative units. With a few exceptions, Soviet oblasts were named after their administrative centers.

In 1922, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was divided into 33 administrative divisions also called oblasts. In 1929, oblasts were replaced with larger administrative units known as banovinas. During the Yugoslav Wars, several Serb Autonomous Oblasts were formed in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. These oblasts were later merged into the Republic of Serbian Krajina and the Republika Srpska.

Since 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 oblasts, usually translated as "provinces". Before, the country was divided into just nine units, also called oblasts.

Territorial entity Local term English term Details Comment Armenia marz province or region see: marz (country subdivision) Oblast in the Russian version of a 1995 law. Belarus voblasts (voblasc) / oblast region see: regions of Belarus Belarusian and Russian are both state languages. Kazakhstan oblys region see: regions of Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan oblus / oblast region see: regions of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz and Russian are both official languages Russia oblast oblast or region see: oblasts of Russia According to the Constitution of Russia, oblasts are considered to be subjects of the Federation, which is a higher status than that of administrative units they had within the Russian SFSR before the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The federal subject status gives the oblasts some degree of autonomy and gives them representation in the Federation Council. Tajikistan viloyat region see: regions of Tajikistan Turkmenistan welaýat region see: regions of Turkmenistan Ukraine oblast oblast or region see: oblasts of Ukraine In Ukraine, an oblast (область ; in English called a province or region) refers to one of the country's 24 primary administrative units. Since Ukraine is a unitary state, the provinces (or regions) do not have much legal scope of competence other than that which is established in the Ukrainian Constitution and by law. Articles 140–146 of Chapter XI of the constitution deal directly with local authorities and their competency. Oblasts are further subdivided into raions (districts), ranging in number from 3 to 10 per entity. Uzbekistan viloyat region see: regions of Uzbekistan
Viloyat and welaýat are derived from the Turkish language term vilayet, itself derived from the Arabic language term wilāya (ولاية).