| LC control no. | n 00140162 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Sliven (Bulgaria : Oblast) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Bulgaria--Sliven (Oblast) |
| Variant(s) | Oblast Sliven (Bulgaria) |
| See also | Burgaska oblast (Bulgaria) |
| Biography/History note | Sliven (Bulgaria : Oblast) was created in 1999 when Burgaska oblast was split into three small oblasts. |
| Found in | Foreign names information bulletin, no. 23, July 31, 2000 (Former name: none; new name: Sliven, Oblast--ADM1, 42°40ʹN 26°17ʹE (BU56)) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (adm1; 42°40ʹ00ʺN 026°17ʹ00ʺE) Wikipedia, viewed on April 28, 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; Burgas, I︠A︡mbol, and Sliven are the pre-1987 and post-1999 places that were once part of the large province of Burgaska) |
| Geographic area code | e-bu--- |
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