Geography
The region is located almost in the middle of the historical region of Volhynia which is indicated on its coat of arms with a white cross on a red background. Volhynia was completely parted after the incorporation of the east Poland into the Soviet Union in September of 1939 and divided between three oblast, Volyn, Rivne, and Ternopil.
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Detailed map of Rivne Oblast
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Subdivisions of Rivne Oblast
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