| LC control no. | n 00140144 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Kŭrdzhali (Bulgaria : Oblast) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Bulgaria--Kŭrdzhali (Oblast) |
| Variant(s) | Oblast Kŭrdzhali (Bulgaria) Oblast Kardzhali (Bulgaria) Kardzhali (Bulgaria : Oblast) Кърджали (Bulgaria : Oblast) Област Кърджали (Bulgaria) |
| See also | Khaskovska oblast (Bulgaria) |
| Biography/History note | Kŭrdzhali oblast was created in 1999 when Khaskovska oblast was split into three small oblasts. |
| Special note | Non-Latin script references not evaluated. |
| Found in | Foreign names information bulletin, no. 23, July 31, 2000 (Former name: none; new name: Kŭrdzhali, Oblast--ADM1, 41°35ʹN 25°28ʹE (BU44)) GEOnet, viewed on March 24, 2017 (Kardzhali [approved], Oblast Kardzhali [approved], ADM1 in Bulgaria, 41°32ʹ00ʺ N 025°26ʹ00ʺ E; variants: Kŭrdzhali, Oblast Kŭrdzhali, Okrŭg; non-roman script: Област Кърджали, Кърджали; also a PPL and an obshtina with this name) Wikipedia, viewed on May 2, 2017: Provinces of Bulgaria (in 1987 the 28 small districts were combined into 9 large provinces; then in 1999, the large provinces were divided into 28 small provinces; Khaskovo, Kŭrdzhali, and Stara Zagora are the pre-1987 and post-1999 places that were once part of the large province of Khaskovska) |
| Geographic area code | e-bu--- |
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