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An autonomous oblast is an autonomous entity within the state which is on the oblast (province) level of the overall administrative subdivision.
Soviet Union
Main article: Autonomous oblasts of the Soviet Union
Russia
Main article: Autonomous oblasts of Russia
Former Yugoslavia
In the early stages of the Yugoslav wars Serbs declared oblasts (meaning region in Serbian) in Bosnia and Croatia. These oblasts were called Српска Аутономна Област or Srpska Autonomna Oblast (SAO, Serbian Autonomous Oblast/Region). Oblast means region, but can also mean district.
SAOs in Croatia:
SAOs in Bosnia and Herzegovina (total of 4):
- SAO Bosanska Krajina, sometimes called Autonomous Region of Krajina (Autonomna Oblast Krajina)
- SAO Herzegovina
- SAO North-Eastern Bosnia
- SAO Romanija
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