| LC control no. | n 00140163 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Smoli︠a︡n (Bulgaria : Oblast) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Bulgaria--Smoli︠a︡n (Oblast) |
| Variant(s) | Oblast Smoli︠a︡n (Bulgaria) Smolyan (Bulgaria : Oblast) Oblast Smolyan (Bulgaria) Област Смолян (Bulgaria) Смолян (Bulgaria : Oblast) |
| See also | Plovdivska oblast (Bulgaria) |
| Biography/History note | Smoli︠a︡n (Bulgaria : Oblast) was created in 1999 when Plovdivska 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: Smolyan, Oblast--ADM1, 41°37ʹN 24°39ʹE (BU57)) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (adm1; 41°37ʹ00ʺN 024°39ʹ00ʺE) GEOnet, viewed on May 3, 20167 (Smolyan [approved], Oblast Smolyan [apporoved], ADM1 in Bulgaria, 41°37ʹ00ʺN 024°39ʹ00ʺE; non-roman script: Смолян= Smoli︠a︡n, Област Смолян=Oblast Smoli︠a︡n) Wikipedia, viewed on May 18, 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; Plovdiv, Pazardzhik, and Smoli︠a︡n are the pre-1987 and post-1999 places that were once part of the large province of Plovdivska oblast) |
| Geographic area code | e-bu--- |
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