Kara-Kirghiz Autonomous Oblast
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| Kara-Kirghiz Autonomous Oblast Кара-Кыргыз өзэркин облусу | |||||||||
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Russian SFSR | |||||||||
| 1924–1926 | |||||||||
 Map of the Kirghiz Autonomous Oblast' (formerly the Kara-Kirghiz Autonomous Oblast') in 1925, the Murghob District was part of the Kara-Kyrgyz Autonomous Oblast. | |||||||||
| Capital | Pishpek | ||||||||
| Historical era | Colonization period | ||||||||
• Creation of Kara-Kirghiz Autonomous Oblast | 14 October 1924 | ||||||||
• renamed as Kirghiz AO | 15 May 1925 | ||||||||
• reorganized as Kirghiz ASSR | 11 February 1926 | ||||||||
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The Kara-Kirghiz Autonomous Oblast,Kirghiz SSR, one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union.
Etymology
Kara-Kirghiz is a former name for the Kyrgyz people that literally means 'the black Kirghiz (Kyrgyz)', in reference to the colour of the tents the nomads used.[1]
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References
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 827–829.
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