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Kursk Oblast (Russian: Курская область, tr. Kurskaya oblast; IPA: [ˈkurskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative centre is the city of Kursk.
It is bordered by:
- internal: Bryansk Oblast (NW) (border line length: 120 km), Oryol Oblast (N, 325 km), Lipetsk Oblast (NE, 65 km), Voronezh Oblast (E, 145 km), Belgorod Oblast (S, 335 km)
- international: Sumy Oblast of Ukraine (W, 245 km)