Zaporizʹka oblastʹ (Ukraine)

Запорожская область (Ukraine)

found: SSSR, admin.-territ delenie, 1977:p. 293 (Zaporozhskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, established 01-10-1939)

found: Russia and the newly independent nations of the former USSR [MAP] March, 1993:(Ukraine: Region (Oblastʹ): Zaporizhzhya)

found: Zaporizʹka oblastʹ, 1970:p. 9, etc. (Zaporizʹka oblastʹ; Established 01-10-1939; in 1775 the Zaporizʹka Sich [no publs. in LC data base] was abolished and by 1783 had become part of the Ekaterinoslavskoe namestnichestvo [no publs. in LC data base] which itself was abolished in 1796. This territory then became part of the Novorossiĭskai︠a︡ gubernii︠a︡ which in 1802 was divided into three Guberniya--Ekaterinoslavskai︠a︡, Nikolaevskai︠a︡, and Tavricheskai︠a︡. By 1842 the Tavricheskai︠a︡ gubernii︠a︡ also included the Aleksandrovskiĭ, Berdi︠a︡nskiĭ, and Melitopolʹskiĭ uezd, which on 06-08-1920 formed the Aleksandrovskai︠a︡ gubernii︠a︡ [no publs, in LC data base]. The Aleksandrovskai︠a︡ [Oleksandrivsʹka] gubernii︠a︡ was renamed the Zaporozhskai︠a︡ [Zaporizʹka] gubernii︠a︡ [no publs. in LC data base] on 03-23-1921 and abolished on 12-01-1922. During the administrative reforms of 1922-1925 on the lands of the former Zaporizʹka gubernii︠a︡ were established the Zaporizʹkyĭ, Melitopolʹsʹkyĭ, and Berdi︠a︡nsʹkyĭ okruh [no publs. in LC data base] which then formed the basis of the modern Zaporizʹka oblastʹ)

found: Russian Wikipedia, June 22, 2020:Zaporozhskai︠a︡ oblastʹ page (Запорожская область = Zaporozhskai︠a︡ oblastʹ; Запорізька область = Zaporizʹka oblastʹ)