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Batumi Oblast
Batumi Oblast Invalid language code. Батумская область (Modern Russian) | |
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Established | 20 September 1878; 17 March 1903 |
Abolished | 12 June 1883; 1917 |
Political status Region |
Oblast Caucasus |
Area | |
Area - Rank |
61,092 verst² n/a |
Population (1897 census) | |
Population - Rank - Density - Urban - Rural |
142,032 inhabitants n/a 2.3 inhab. / verst² |
Government | |
First Head Last Head |
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The Batumi Oblast was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire, with the maritime city of Batumi as its center. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day southwestern Georgia. It was created out of the territories of the former Ottoman Sanjak of Batumi.
Demographics
As of 1897, 88,444 people populated the oblast. The Adjarians, then-mostly Muslim Georgian group, constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities consisted of Russians, Armenians, Caucasus Greeks, and Turks.
Ethnic groups in 1897[1]
TOTAL | 88,444 | 100% |
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Adjarians | 56,498 | 63,4% |
Russians | 7,217 | 8,2% |
Armenians | 7,120 | 8,1% |
Turks | 3,199 | 3,6% |
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