Tamba Province

, also known as Tanba, was an old province of Japan in the area of Hyōgo Prefecture on the island of Honshū. Along with Tango Province, it was sometimes called . 
The province had borders with Harima, Ōmi, Settsu, Tajima, Tango, Wakasa, and Yamashiro Provinces.
The ancient capital city of the province was in the area of modern Kameoka.
History.
In 713 ("Wadō 6, 3rd month"), Tamba was separated from Tango.
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Tamba Province were reformed in the 1870s.
Shrines and Temples.
"Izumo daijinjū" was the chief Shinto shrine ("ichinomiya") of Tamba.