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mw-list-item"><a href="https://kbd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D1%88%D1%85%D1%8A%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%8D_%D3%80%D1%8D%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8D" title="Ишхъэрэ Ӏэсетиэ – Kabardian" lang="kbd" hreflang="kbd" data-title="Ишхъэрэ Ӏэсетиэ" data-language-autonym="Адыгэбзэ" data-language-local-name="Kabardian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Адыгэбзэ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noord-Osseti%C3%AB-Alani%C3%AB" title="Noord-Ossetië-Alanië – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Noord-Ossetië-Alanië" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%88%B5%E1%88%9C%E1%8A%95_%E1%8A%A6%E1%88%A4%E1%89%B5%E1%8B%AB-%E1%8A%A0%E1%88%8B%E1%8A%92%E1%8B%AB" title="ስሜን ኦሤትያ-አላኒያ – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="ስሜን ኦሤትያ-አላኒያ" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7" title="أوسيتيا الشمالية-ألانيا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="أوسيتيا الشمالية-ألانيا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osetia_del_Norte-Alania" title="Osetia del Norte-Alania – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Osetia del Norte-Alania" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-av mw-list-item"><a href="https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%B1_%D0%93%D1%8C%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD" title="Шималияб Гьиристан – Avaric" lang="av" hreflang="av" data-title="Шималияб Гьиристан" data-language-autonym="Авар" data-language-local-name="Avaric" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Авар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eimali_Osetiya" title="Şimali Osetiya – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Şimali Osetiya" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="شومالی اوستیا-آلانیا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="شومالی اوستیا-آلانیا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE" title="উত্তর ওশেটিয়া আলানিয়া – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="উত্তর ওশেটিয়া আলানিয়া" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pak_Ossetia-Alania" title="Pak Ossetia-Alania – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Pak Ossetia-Alania" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D3%A9%D0%BD%D1%8C%D1%8F%D2%A1_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F_%E2%80%94_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Төньяҡ Осетия — Алания – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Төньяҡ Осетия — Алания" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%9E%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%90%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%86%D1%96%D1%8F" title="Паўночная Асеція – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Паўночная Асеція" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%9E%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%90%D1%81%D1%8D%D1%82%D1%8B%D1%8F" title="Паўночная Асэтыя – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Паўночная Асэтыя" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Северна Осетия – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Северна Осетия" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sjeverna_Osetija-Alanija" title="Sjeverna Osetija-Alanija – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Sjeverna Osetija-Alanija" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norzhosetia-Alania" title="Norzhosetia-Alania – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Norzhosetia-Alania" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%82%D0%BE_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8" title="Хойто Осети – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Хойто Осети" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oss%C3%A8tia_del_Nord_-_Al%C3%A0nia" title="Ossètia del Nord - Alània – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Ossètia del Nord - Alània" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87%D1%83%D1%80%C3%A7%C4%95%D1%80_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8" title="Çурçĕр Осети – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Çурçĕр Осети" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Ossetia" title="North Ossetia – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="North Ossetia" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severn%C3%AD_Osetie-Alanie" title="Severní Osetie-Alanie – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Severní Osetie-Alanie" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogledd_Osetia" title="Gogledd Osetia – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Gogledd Osetia" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republikken_Nordossetien%E2%80%93Alania" title="Republikken Nordossetien–Alania – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Republikken Nordossetien–Alania" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davvi-Ossetia-Alania" title="Davvi-Ossetia-Alania – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Davvi-Ossetia-Alania" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordossetien-Alanien" title="Nordossetien-Alanien – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Nordossetien-Alanien" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%B5hja-Osseetia" title="Põhja-Osseetia – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Põhja-Osseetia" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1_%CE%9F%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CE%91%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1" title="Βόρεια Οσσετία-Αλανία – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βόρεια Οσσετία-Αλανία" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-myv mw-list-item"><a href="https://myv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%91%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%A0%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8C" title="Пелевёнксонь Осетия Республикась – Erzya" lang="myv" hreflang="myv" data-title="Пелевёнксонь Осетия Республикась" data-language-autonym="Эрзянь" data-language-local-name="Erzya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Эрзянь</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osetia_del_Norte-Alania" title="Osetia del Norte-Alania – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Osetia del Norte-Alania" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord-Osetio" title="Nord-Osetio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Nord-Osetio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipar_Osetia-Alania" title="Ipar Osetia-Alania – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Ipar Osetia-Alania" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="اوستیای شمالی-آلانیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="اوستیای شمالی-آلانیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%C3%B0urossetia" title="Norðurossetia – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Norðurossetia" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oss%C3%A9tie_du_Nord-Alanie" title="Ossétie du Nord-Alanie – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Ossétie du Nord-Alanie" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noard-Osseesje-Alaanje" title="Noard-Osseesje-Alaanje – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Noard-Osseesje-Alaanje" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Ois%C3%A9it_Thuaidh-An_Al%C3%A1in" title="An Oiséit Thuaidh-An Aláin – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="An Oiséit Thuaidh-An Aláin" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gag mw-list-item"><a href="https://gag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poyraz_Osetiya-Alaniya" title="Poyraz Osetiya-Alaniya – Gagauz" lang="gag" hreflang="gag" data-title="Poyraz Osetiya-Alaniya" data-language-autonym="Gagauz" data-language-local-name="Gagauz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gagauz</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osetia_do_Norte-Alania" title="Osetia do Norte-Alania – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Osetia do Norte-Alania" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-inh mw-list-item"><a href="https://inh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D3%80%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%87%D0%B5" title="ХӀирийче – Ingush" lang="inh" hreflang="inh" data-title="ХӀирийче" data-language-autonym="ГӀалгӀай" data-language-local-name="Ingush" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ГӀалгӀай</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-got mw-list-item"><a href="https://got.wikipedia.org/wiki/%F0%90%8C%B0%F0%90%8C%BB%F0%90%8C%B0%F0%90%8C%BD%F0%90%8C%BE%F0%90%8C%B0" title="𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌾𐌰 – Gothic" lang="got" hreflang="got" data-title="𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌾𐌰" data-language-autonym="𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺" data-language-local-name="Gothic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Ossetia-Alania_Khiung-f%C3%B2-koet" title="Pet Ossetia-Alania Khiung-fò-koet – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Pet Ossetia-Alania Khiung-fò-koet" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B6%81%EC%98%A4%EC%84%B8%ED%8B%B0%EC%95%BC-%EC%95%8C%EB%9D%BC%EB%8B%88%EC%95%BC" title="북오세티야-알라니야 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="북오세티야-알라니야" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%BD%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%95%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB_%D5%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%BA%D5%A5%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6" title="Հյուսիսային Օսիայի Հանրապետություն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Հյուսիսային Օսիայի Հանրապետություն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE" title="उत्तर ओसेतिया-आलानिया – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="उत्तर ओसेतिया-आलानिया" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewjerna_Osetiska-Alanska" title="Sewjerna Osetiska-Alanska – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Sewjerna Osetiska-Alanska" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sjeverna_Osetija-Alanija" title="Sjeverna Osetija-Alanija – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Sjeverna Osetija-Alanija" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republiko_Nord-Osetia-Alania" title="Republiko Nord-Osetia-Alania – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Republiko Nord-Osetia-Alania" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oss%D0%B5tia_Utara-Alania" title="Ossеtia Utara-Alania – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Ossеtia Utara-Alania" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ik mw-list-item"><a href="https://ik.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigiq_Asitiaq" title="Nigiq Asitiaq – Inupiaq" lang="ik" hreflang="ik" data-title="Nigiq Asitiaq" data-language-autonym="Iñupiatun" data-language-local-name="Inupiaq" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Iñupiatun</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%C3%A6%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%82_%D0%98%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Цæгат Ирыстон – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Цæгат Ирыстон" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%C3%B0ur-Osset%C3%ADa" title="Norður-Ossetía – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Norður-Ossetía" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossezia_Settentrionale-Alania" title="Ossezia Settentrionale-Alania – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Ossezia Settentrionale-Alania" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A6%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%99%D7%94_-_%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%94" title="צפון אוסטיה - אלניה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="צפון אוסטיה - אלניה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-krc mw-list-item"><a href="https://krc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB_%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%B9" title="Шимал Тегей – Karachay-Balkar" lang="krc" hreflang="krc" data-title="Шимал Тегей" data-language-autonym="Къарачай-малкъар" data-language-local-name="Karachay-Balkar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Къарачай-малкъар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A9%E1%83%A0%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%94%E1%83%97%E1%83%98_%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%94%E1%83%97%E1%83%98" title="ჩრდილოეთი ოსეთი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ჩრდილოეთი ოსეთი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%82%D2%AF%D1%81%D1%82%D1%96%D0%BA_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Солтүстік Осетия – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Солтүстік Осетия" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rw mw-list-item"><a href="https://rw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osetiya_y%E2%80%99Amajyaruguru" title="Osetiya y’Amajyaruguru – Kinyarwanda" lang="rw" hreflang="rw" data-title="Osetiya y’Amajyaruguru" data-language-autonym="Ikinyarwanda" data-language-local-name="Kinyarwanda" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ikinyarwanda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaskazi_Ossetia-Alania" title="Kaskazi Ossetia-Alania – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Kaskazi Ossetia-Alania" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kv mw-list-item"><a href="https://kv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B2_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Войвыв Осетия – Komi" lang="kv" hreflang="kv" data-title="Войвыв Осетия" data-language-autonym="Коми" data-language-local-name="Komi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Коми</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D2%AF%D0%BD%D0%B4%D2%AF%D0%BA_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Түндүк Осетия – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Түндүк Осетия" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lbe mw-list-item"><a href="https://lbe.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%85%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Ухссавнил Осетия – Lak" lang="lbe" hreflang="lbe" data-title="Ухссавнил Осетия" data-language-autonym="Лакку" data-language-local-name="Lak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Лакку</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossetia_Septentrionalis" title="Ossetia Septentrionalis – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Ossetia Septentrionalis" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zieme%C4%BCosetija-Al%C4%81nija" title="Ziemeļosetija-Alānija – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Ziemeļosetija-Alānija" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lez mw-list-item"><a href="https://lez.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Кеферпатан Осетия – Lezghian" lang="lez" hreflang="lez" data-title="Кеферпатан Осетия" data-language-autonym="Лезги" data-language-local-name="Lezghian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Лезги</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0iaur%C4%97s_Osetija" title="Šiaurės Osetija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Šiaurės Osetija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossezia_Settentrionala-Alania" title="Ossezia Settentrionala-Alania – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Ossezia Settentrionala-Alania" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89szak-Osz%C3%A9tia" title="Észak-Oszétia – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Észak-Oszétia" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0-%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Северна Осетија-Аланија – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Северна Осетија-Аланија" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%94setia_an%27_i_Alania_Avaratra" title="Ôsetia an' i Alania Avaratra – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Ôsetia an' i Alania Avaratra" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE" title="उत्तर ओसेशिया-अलानिया – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="उत्तर ओसेशिया-अलानिया" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A3%E1%83%94_%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%94%E1%83%97%E1%83%98" title="ოორუე ოსეთი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ოორუე ოსეთი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7" title="اوسيتيا الشماليه الانيا – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="اوسيتيا الشماليه الانيا" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="شمالی اوستیا-آلانیا – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="شمالی اوستیا-آلانیا" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossetia_Utara-Alania" title="Ossetia Utara-Alania – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Ossetia Utara-Alania" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1e%CC%A4k_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" title="Báe̤k Ossetia–Alania – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Báe̤k Ossetia–Alania" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8" title="Умард Осети – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Умард Осети" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noord-Osseti%C3%AB" title="Noord-Ossetië – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Noord-Ossetië" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noordossetie" title="Noordossetie – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Noordossetie" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8C%97%E3%82%AA%E3%82%BB%E3%83%81%E3%82%A2%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9B%BD" title="北オセチア共和国 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="北オセチア共和国" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8A%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%A5%D3%80%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%87%D0%BE%D1%8C" title="Къилбаседа ХӀирийчоь – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Къилбаседа ХӀирийчоь" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuurdoseetien-Alaanien" title="Nuurdoseetien-Alaanien – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Nuurdoseetien-Alaanien" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord-Ossetia" title="Nord-Ossetia – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Nord-Ossetia" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord-Ossetia" title="Nord-Ossetia – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Nord-Ossetia" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%99%D3%B1%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B9" title="Йӱдвел Осетий – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Йӱдвел Осетий" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimoliy_Osetiya_Alaniya" title="Shimoliy Osetiya Alaniya – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Shimoliy Osetiya Alaniya" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="شمالی اوسیشیا-الانیا – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="شمالی اوسیشیا-الانیا" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%90%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7" title="شمالي اوسېتيا الانيا – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="شمالي اوسېتيا الانيا" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-koi mw-list-item"><a href="https://koi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BC%D1%83" title="Аланму – Komi-Permyak" lang="koi" hreflang="koi" data-title="Аланму" data-language-autonym="Перем коми" data-language-local-name="Komi-Permyak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Перем коми</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osetia_P%C3%B3%C5%82nocna" title="Osetia Północna – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Osetia Północna" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oss%C3%A9tia_do_Norte-Al%C3%A2nia" title="Ossétia do Norte-Alânia – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Ossétia do Norte-Alânia" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-crh mw-list-item"><a href="https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eimaliy_Osetiya-Alaniya" title="Şimaliy Osetiya-Alaniya – Crimean Tatar" lang="crh" hreflang="crh" data-title="Şimaliy Osetiya-Alaniya" data-language-autonym="Qırımtatarca" data-language-local-name="Crimean Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qırımtatarca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osetia_de_Nord" title="Osetia de Nord – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Osetia de Nord" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Северная Осетия – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Северная Осетия" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B3%D1%83_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Хотугу Осетия – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Хотугу Осетия" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Ossetie-Alanie" title="North Ossetie-Alanie – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="North Ossetie-Alanie" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osetia_veriore-Alania" title="Osetia veriore-Alania – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Osetia 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data-title="Nordossetien-Alanien" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Ossetia-Alania" title="North Ossetia-Alania – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="North Ossetia-Alania" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81_%E0%AE%92%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE" title="வடக்கு ஒசேத்திய-அலனீயா – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="வடக்கு ஒசேத்திய-அலனீயா" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D3%A9%D0%BD%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BA_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Төньяк Осетия – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Төньяк Осетия" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%93%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%90%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E2%80%93%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2" title="สาธารณรัฐนอร์ทออสซีเชีย–อะลาเนีย – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="สาธารณรัฐนอร์ทออสซีเชีย–อะลาเนีย" data-language-autonym="ไทย" 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.ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Republic of North Ossetia–Alania</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Republics_of_Russia" title="Republics of Russia">Republic</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow ib-settlement-official"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Республика Северная Осетия — Алания</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Other transcription(s)</th></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Ossetic</th><td class="infobox-data">Республикӕ Цӕгат Ирыстон/Иристон — Алани</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_North_Ossetia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Republic of North Ossetia–Alania"><img alt="Flag of Republic of North Ossetia–Alania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_North_Ossetia.svg/115px-Flag_of_North_Ossetia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="115" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_North_Ossetia.svg/173px-Flag_of_North_Ossetia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_North_Ossetia.svg/230px-Flag_of_North_Ossetia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" class="mw-redirect" title="Flag of North Ossetia–Alania">Flag</a></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_North_Ossetia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of Republic of North Ossetia–Alania"><img alt="Coat of arms of Republic of North Ossetia–Alania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Emblem_of_North_Ossetia.svg/70px-Emblem_of_North_Ossetia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Emblem_of_North_Ossetia.svg/105px-Emblem_of_North_Ossetia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Emblem_of_North_Ossetia.svg/140px-Emblem_of_North_Ossetia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link"><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" class="mw-redirect" title="Coat of arms of North Ossetia–Alania">Coat of arms</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Anthem: <span title="Ossetian-language text"><span lang="os" style="font-style: normal;">"<a href="/wiki/State_Anthem_of_the_Republic_of_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" class="mw-redirect" title="State Anthem of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania">Цӕгат Ирыстоны паддзахадон гимн</a>"</span></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Ossetian_language" title="Ossetian language">Ossetian</a>)</span><br />(English: <span lang="en">"State Anthem of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania"</span>)<div class="paragraphbreak" style="margin-top:0.5em"></div><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" style="width:220px;" data-durationhint="89" data-mwtitle="North_Ossetia_-_Alania_anthem_Tsarikati.ogg" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/North_Ossetia_-_Alania_anthem_Tsarikati.ogg" 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nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&params=43_11_N_44_14_E_type:adm1st_region:RU"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">43°11′N</span> <span class="longitude">44°14′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">43.183°N 44.233°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">43.183; 44.233</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_districts_of_Russia" title="Federal districts of Russia">Federal district</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Caucasian_Federal_District" title="North Caucasian Federal District">North Caucasian</a><sup id="cite_ref-FederalDistrict_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FederalDistrict-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Economic_regions_of_Russia" title="Economic regions of Russia">Economic region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Caucasus_economic_region" class="mw-redirect" title="North Caucasus economic region">North Caucasus</a><sup id="cite_ref-EconomicRegion_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EconomicRegion-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vladikavkaz" title="Vladikavkaz">Vladikavkaz</a><sup id="cite_ref-Capital_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Capital-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_Republic_of_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" title="Parliament of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania">Parliament</a><sup id="cite_ref-HeadLegis_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HeadLegis-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Head_of_the_Republic_of_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" title="Head of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania">Head</a><sup id="cite_ref-HeadLegis_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HeadLegis-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sergey_Menyaylo" title="Sergey Menyaylo">Sergey Menyaylo</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-area_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-area-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">7,987 km<sup>2</sup> (3,084 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Federal_subjects_of_Russia#List" title="Federal subjects of Russia">79th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2021_Russian_census" title="2021 Russian census">2021 census</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-2021Census2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2021Census2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">687,357 <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="white-space:nowrap;">68.1% <a href="/wiki/Ossetians" title="Ossetians">Ossetians</a></li><li style="white-space:nowrap;">18.9% <a href="/wiki/Russians" title="Russians">Russians</a></li><li style="white-space:nowrap;">3.8% <a href="/wiki/Ingushs" class="mw-redirect" title="Ingushs">Ingushs</a></li><li style="white-space:nowrap;">2.8% <a href="/wiki/Kumyks" title="Kumyks">Kumyks</a></li><li style="white-space:nowrap;">1.8% <a href="/wiki/Armenians" title="Armenians">Armenians</a></li><li style="white-space:nowrap;">1% <a href="/wiki/Georgians" title="Georgians">Georgians</a></li><li style="white-space:nowrap;">3.6% other</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2018)<sup id="cite_ref-wikidata-d84f748bde80dac87e899490e943a9ac5d33eca8-v18_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wikidata-d84f748bde80dac87e899490e943a9ac5d33eca8-v18-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">701,765</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_subjects_of_Russia_by_population" title="List of federal subjects of Russia by population">63rd</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Urban_area" title="Urban area">Urban</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">63.8%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Rural_area" title="Rural area">Rural</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">36.2%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_in_Russia" title="Time in Russia">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B3" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+3">UTC+3</a> (<a href="/wiki/Moscow_Time" title="Moscow Time">MSK</a> <span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5237?uselang=en#P421" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span><sup id="cite_ref-vremeni_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vremeni-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">RU-SE</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Russia" title="Vehicle registration plates of Russia">License plates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">15</td></tr><tr class="15"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/OKTMO" title="OKTMO">OKTMO</a> ID</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">90000000</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official languages</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-Russian_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Russian-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ossetic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ossetic language">Ossetic</a><sup id="cite_ref-OfficialLanguages_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OfficialLanguages-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rso-a.ru">www<wbr />.rso-a<wbr />.ru</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>North Ossetia</b> (<a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">Северная Осетия</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Russian" title="Romanization of Russian">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Russian-language romanization"><i lang="ru-Latn">Severnaya Osetiya</i></span>; <a href="/wiki/Ossetian_language" title="Ossetian language">Ossetian</a>: <span lang="os">Цæгат Ирыстон/Иристон</span>, <small>romanized: </small><span title="Ossetian-language romanization"><i lang="os-Latn">Cægat Iryston/Iriston</i></span>), officially the <b>Republic of North Ossetia–Alania</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Republics_of_Russia" title="Republics of Russia">republic</a> of <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> situated in the <a href="/wiki/North_Caucasus" title="North Caucasus">North Caucasus</a> of <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Europe" title="Eastern Europe">Eastern Europe</a>. It borders the country of <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a> to the south, and the Russian federal subjects of <a href="/wiki/Kabardino-Balkaria" title="Kabardino-Balkaria">Kabardino-Balkaria</a> to the west, <a href="/wiki/Stavropol_Krai" title="Stavropol Krai">Stavropol Krai</a> to the north, <a href="/wiki/Chechnya" title="Chechnya">Chechnya</a> to the east and <a href="/wiki/Ingushetia" title="Ingushetia">Ingushetia</a> to the southeast. Its population according to the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Census_(2021)" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian Census (2021)">2021 Census</a> was 687,357.<sup id="cite_ref-2021Census2_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2021Census2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The republic’s <a href="/wiki/Capital_city" title="Capital city">capital city</a> is <a href="/wiki/Vladikavkaz" title="Vladikavkaz">Vladikavkaz</a>, located on the foothills of the <a href="/wiki/Caucasus" title="Caucasus">Caucasus</a> Mountains. </p><p>The majority of the republic's population (68.1% as of 2021) are <a href="/wiki/Ossetians" title="Ossetians">Ossetians</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Iranian_peoples" title="Iranian peoples">Iranian</a> ethnic group native to the republic and neighboring <a href="/wiki/South_Ossetia" title="South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2010Census_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010Census-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ossetian_language" title="Ossetian language">Ossetian</a> is an east Iranian language descended from the medieval <a href="/wiki/Alans" title="Alans">Alanic</a> and ancient <a href="/wiki/Sarmatian_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Sarmatian language">Sarmatian</a> languages.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike many ethnic groups in the North Caucasus, the majority of Ossetians are Christians, predominantly <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodoxy" title="Eastern Orthodoxy">Eastern Orthodox</a>. Almost 30% of the population adheres to Ossetian <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_religion" title="Ethnic religion">ethnic religion</a>, generally called <a href="/wiki/Uatsdin" class="mw-redirect" title="Uatsdin">Uatsdin</a> (Уацдин, "True Faith"), and there is a sizable <a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Russia" title="Islam in Russia">Muslim</a> minority.<sup id="cite_ref-2012ArenaAtlas_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012ArenaAtlas-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ethnic <a href="/wiki/Russians" title="Russians">Russians</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ingush_people" title="Ingush people">Ingush</a>, who form a majority in neighboring <a href="/wiki/Ingushetia" title="Ingushetia">Ingushetia</a>, form substantial minorities in the republic.<sup id="cite_ref-2010Census_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010Census-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Ossetia" title="Ossetia">Ossetia</a> region traces its history back to the ancient <a href="/wiki/Alans" title="Alans">Alans</a>, who founded the <a href="/wiki/Alania" title="Alania">Kingdom of Alania</a> in the 8th century and adopted Christianity in the 9th century. The kingdom would fall to the <a href="/wiki/Mongol_invasions_of_Durdzuketia" class="mw-redirect" title="Mongol invasions of Durdzuketia">Mongols</a> in the 13th century. From 1774 to 1806, Ossetia was slowly incorporated into the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Empire" title="Russian Empire">Russian Empire</a>, which would split the region into a northern part included in the <a href="/wiki/Terek_Oblast" title="Terek Oblast">Terek Oblast</a>, and a southern one included in the <a href="/wiki/Tiflis_Governorate" title="Tiflis Governorate">Tiflis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kutaisi_Governorate" title="Kutaisi Governorate">Kutaisi</a> governorates. This partition would persist in the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet period</a>, where North Ossetia was made into the <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Autonomous_Soviet_Socialist_Republic" title="Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic">Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic</a> within the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Soviet_Federative_Socialist_Republic" title="Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic">Russian SFSR</a>, while South Ossetia became an <a href="/wiki/South_Ossetian_Autonomous_Oblast" title="South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast">autonomous oblast</a> within the <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic" title="Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic">Georgian SSR</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union" title="Dissolution of the Soviet Union">dissolution of the Soviet Union</a>, the republic experienced <a href="/wiki/Internal_conflict" title="Internal conflict">internal conflict</a> like in much of the North Caucasus. In 1992, a <a href="/wiki/East_Prigorodny_conflict" title="East Prigorodny conflict">brief ethnic war</a> between Ossetians and the predominantly Muslim Ingush population in the <a href="/wiki/Prigorodny_District,_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" title="Prigorodny District, North Ossetia–Alania">Prigorodny District</a> took place. The republic has experienced spillover from the <a href="/wiki/Second_Chechen_War" title="Second Chechen War">Chechen conflict</a>, most notably in the form of the <a href="/wiki/Beslan_school_siege" title="Beslan school siege">2004 Beslan school siege</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Proposals for Russia to <a href="/wiki/Proposed_Russian_annexation_of_South_Ossetia" title="Proposed Russian annexation of South Ossetia">annex South Ossetia</a> in order to incorporate the two as one entity exist to this day. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Ossetian_cuisine" title="Ossetian cuisine">Ossetian cuisine</a> is distinguished as an integral aspect of Ossetian culture. Ossetian-style <a href="/wiki/Pie" title="Pie">pies</a> such as <i>Fydzhin</i> (a <a href="/wiki/Meat_pie" title="Meat pie">meat pie</a>) are a quintessential component of Ossetian cuisine. The "three pies" concept holds special symbolic significance, and representing the Sun, Earth, and water.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Name">Name</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the last years of the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>, as nationalist movements swept throughout the Caucasus, many intellectuals in the <a href="/wiki/North_Ossetian_Autonomous_Soviet_Socialist_Republic" title="North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic">North Ossetian ASSR</a> called for the revival of the name of <a href="/wiki/Alania" title="Alania">Alania</a>, a medieval kingdom of the <a href="/wiki/Alans" title="Alans">Alans</a>. </p><p>The term "Alania" quickly became popular in Ossetian daily life through the names of various enterprises, TV channels, political and civic organizations, publishing house, football team, etc. In November 1994, the name "Alania" was officially added to the republic’s title (Republic of North Ossetia–Alania).<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The republic is located in the <a href="/wiki/North_Caucasus" title="North Caucasus">North Caucasus</a>. The northern part of the republic is situated in the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Stavropol_Plain&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stavropol Plain (page does not exist)">Stavropol Plain</a>. 22% of the republic’s territory is covered by forests. </p> <ul><li><i>Area:</i> 8,000 square kilometers (3,100 sq mi)</li> <li><i>Borders:</i> <ul><li><i>internal:</i> <a href="/wiki/Kabardino-Balkaria" title="Kabardino-Balkaria">Kabardino-Balkaria</a> (W/NW/N), <a href="/wiki/Stavropol_Krai" title="Stavropol Krai">Stavropol Krai</a> (N), <a href="/wiki/Chechnya" title="Chechnya">Chechnya</a> (NE/E), <a href="/wiki/Ingushetia" title="Ingushetia">Ingushetia</a> (E/SE)</li> <li><i>international:</i> <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a> (including <a href="/wiki/South_Ossetia" title="South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a>; <a href="/wiki/Mtskheta-Mtianeti" title="Mtskheta-Mtianeti">Mtskheta-Mtianeti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Racha-Lechkhumi_and_Kvemo_Svaneti" title="Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti">Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shida_Kartli" title="Shida Kartli">Shida Kartli</a>) (SE/S/SW)</li></ul></li> <li>Highest point: <a href="/wiki/Mount_Kazbek" title="Mount Kazbek">Mount Kazbek</a> (5,033 meters (16,512 ft))</li> <li>Maximum north–south distance: 130 kilometers (81 mi)</li> <li>Maximum east–west distance: 120 kilometers (75 mi)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rivers">Rivers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Rivers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All of the republic’s rivers belong to the <a href="/wiki/Drainage_basin" title="Drainage basin">drainage basin</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Terek_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Terek River">Terek River</a>. Major rivers include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Terek_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Terek River">Terek River</a> (~600 km)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urukh_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Urukh River">Urukh River</a> (104 km)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ardon_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Ardon River">Ardon River</a> (101 km)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kambileyevka_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Kambileyevka River">Kambileyevka River</a> (99 km)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gizeldon_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Gizeldon River">Gizeldon River</a> (81 km)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiagdon_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Fiagdon River">Fiagdon River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunzha_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunzha River">Sunzha River</a> (278 km)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mountains">Mountains</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Mountains"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mount._Mkinvarcveri_(Kazbek)_5033_m.,_Stefancminda_district.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Mount._Mkinvarcveri_%28Kazbek%29_5033_m.%2C_Stefancminda_district.jpg/220px-Mount._Mkinvarcveri_%28Kazbek%29_5033_m.%2C_Stefancminda_district.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Mount._Mkinvarcveri_%28Kazbek%29_5033_m.%2C_Stefancminda_district.jpg/330px-Mount._Mkinvarcveri_%28Kazbek%29_5033_m.%2C_Stefancminda_district.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Mount._Mkinvarcveri_%28Kazbek%29_5033_m.%2C_Stefancminda_district.jpg/440px-Mount._Mkinvarcveri_%28Kazbek%29_5033_m.%2C_Stefancminda_district.jpg 2x" data-file-width="568" data-file-height="426" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mount_Kazbek" title="Mount Kazbek">Mount Kazbek</a></figcaption></figure> <p>All of the mountains located on the territory of the republic are a part of the Caucasus. <a href="/wiki/Mount_Kazbek" title="Mount Kazbek">Mount Kazbek</a> is the highest point (5,033 m), with <a href="/wiki/Mount_Jimara" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Jimara">Mount Jimara</a> being the second-highest (4,780 m). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Natural_resources">Natural resources</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Natural resources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Natural resources include minerals (<a href="/wiki/Copper" title="Copper">copper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Silver" title="Silver">silver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zinc" title="Zinc">zinc</a>), <a href="/wiki/Timber" class="mw-redirect" title="Timber">timber</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mineral_water" title="Mineral water">mineral waters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hydroelectric_power" class="mw-redirect" title="Hydroelectric power">hydroelectric power</a>, and untapped reserves of <a href="/wiki/Petroleum" title="Petroleum">oil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Natural_gas" title="Natural gas">gas</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The climate is moderately <a href="/wiki/Continental_climate" title="Continental climate">continental</a>. </p> <ul><li><i>Average January temperature</i>: −5 °C (23 °F)</li> <li><i>Average July temperature</i>: +24 °C (75 °F)</li> <li><i>Average annual <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a></i>: 400–700 millimeters (16–28 in) in the plains; over 1,000 millimeters (39 in) in the mountains.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" title="History of North Ossetia–Alania">History of North Ossetia–Alania</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" title="Special:EditPage/North Ossetia–Alania">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. 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A. Kaloyev.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history:_Kingdom_of_Alania_and_Middle_Ages">Early history: Kingdom of Alania and Middle Ages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Early history: Kingdom of Alania and Middle Ages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The territory of North Ossetia was first inhabited by Caucasian tribes. Some <a href="/wiki/Nomad" title="Nomad">Nomadic</a> <a href="/wiki/Alans" title="Alans">Alans</a> settled in the region in the 7th century, forming the Kingdom of <a href="/wiki/Alania" title="Alania">Alania</a>. It was eventually converted to <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> by <a href="/wiki/Missionaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Missionaries">missionaries</a> from <a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Church_of_Constantinople" class="mw-redirect" title="Orthodox Church of Constantinople">Byzantium</a>. </p><p>Alania greatly profited from the <a href="/wiki/Silk_Road" title="Silk Road">Silk Road</a> which passed through its territory. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Ages" title="Middle Ages">Middle Ages</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Mongols" title="Mongols">Mongols</a>’ and <a href="/wiki/Tartars" class="mw-redirect" title="Tartars">Tartars</a>’ repeated invasions decimated the population, now known as the <a href="/wiki/Ossetians" title="Ossetians">Ossetians</a>. <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> was introduced to the region in the 17th century by <a href="/wiki/Kabard" class="mw-redirect" title="Kabard">Kabardians</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Russian_imperial_rule_(1806–1917)"><span id="Russian_imperial_rule_.281806.E2.80.931917.29"></span>Russian imperial rule (1806–1917)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Russian imperial rule (1806–1917)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Conflicts between the <a href="/wiki/Khanate_of_Crimea" class="mw-redirect" title="Khanate of Crimea">Khanate of Crimea</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a> eventually pushed Ossetia into an alliance with <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Russia" class="mw-redirect" title="Imperial Russia">Imperial Russia</a> in the 18th century. Soon, Russia established a military base in the capital, <a href="/wiki/Vladikavkaz" title="Vladikavkaz">Vladikavkaz</a>, making it the first Russian-controlled area in the northern Caucasus. By 1806, Ossetia was under complete Russian control. </p><p>The Russians’ rule led to rapid development of industry and railways which overcame its isolation. The first books from the area came during the late 18th century, and became part of the Terskaya Region of Russia in the mid-19th century. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Soviet_period_(1917–1990)"><span id="Soviet_period_.281917.E2.80.931990.29"></span>Soviet period (1917–1990)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Soviet period (1917–1990)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Territorial_map_of_Mountain_ASSR_(1921).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Territorial_map_of_Mountain_ASSR_%281921%29.png/220px-Territorial_map_of_Mountain_ASSR_%281921%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Territorial_map_of_Mountain_ASSR_%281921%29.png/330px-Territorial_map_of_Mountain_ASSR_%281921%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Territorial_map_of_Mountain_ASSR_%281921%29.png/440px-Territorial_map_of_Mountain_ASSR_%281921%29.png 2x" data-file-width="1271" data-file-height="656" /></a><figcaption>Border changes after World War I.</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="/wiki/Russian_Revolution_(1917)" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian Revolution (1917)">Russian Revolution of 1917</a> resulted in North Ossetia being merged into the <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Autonomous_Soviet_Socialist_Republic" title="Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic">Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic</a> in 1921. It then became the <a href="/wiki/North_Ossetian_Autonomous_Oblast" title="North Ossetian Autonomous Oblast">North Ossetian Autonomous Oblast</a> on 7 July 1924, then merged into the <a href="/wiki/North_Ossetian_Autonomous_Soviet_Socialist_Republic" title="North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic">North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic</a> on 5 December 1936. In <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, it was subject to a number of attacks by <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi German invaders</a> unsuccessfully trying to seize <a href="/wiki/Vladikavkaz" title="Vladikavkaz">Vladikavkaz</a> in 1942. </p><p>The North Ossetian ASSR declared itself the autonomous republic of the Soviet Union on 20 June 1990. Its name was changed to the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania in 1994. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Russian_Federation_period_(1990–present)"><span id="Russian_Federation_period_.281990.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Russian Federation period (1990–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Russian Federation period (1990–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union" title="Dissolution of the Soviet Union">dissolution of the Soviet Union</a> posed particular problems for the Ossetian people, who were divided between North Ossetia, which was part of the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Soviet_Federative_Socialist_Republic" title="Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic">Russian SFSR</a>, and <a href="/wiki/South_Ossetia" title="South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a>, part of the <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic" title="Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic">Georgian SSR</a>. In December 1990, the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Soviet_of_the_Georgian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic" title="Supreme Soviet of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic">Supreme Soviet of the Georgian SSR</a> abolished the autonomous Ossetian enclave amid the rising <a href="/wiki/Georgian%E2%80%93Ossetian_conflict" title="Georgian–Ossetian conflict">ethnic tensions in the region</a>, which was further fanned by Moscow; a lot of the conflict zone population, faced with the ethnic cleansing, was forced to flee across the border to either North Ossetia or Georgia proper. </p><p>As a result, some 70,000 South Ossetian refugees were resettled in North Ossetia. Additionally, North Ossetia provoked the predominantly Ingush population in the <a href="/wiki/Prigorodny_District,_North_Ossetia" class="mw-redirect" title="Prigorodny District, North Ossetia">Prigorodny District</a>, which sparked the <a href="/wiki/Ossetian%E2%80%93Ingush_conflict" class="mw-redirect" title="Ossetian–Ingush conflict">Ossetian–Ingush conflict</a>. The results of the conflict were that 7,000 Ossetians and 64,000 Ingush refugees had to flee their homes.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 23 March 1995, North Ossetia–Alania signed a power-sharing agreement with the federal government, granting it autonomy.<sup id="cite_ref-asymmetries_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asymmetries-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, this agreement was abolished on 2 September 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-demokratiztsiya_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-demokratiztsiya-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the <i>de facto</i> independence of South Ossetia, <a href="/wiki/Proposed_Russian_annexation_of_South_Ossetia" title="Proposed Russian annexation of South Ossetia">there have been proposals in this state of joining Russia</a> and uniting with North Ossetia. As well as dealing with the effects of the conflict in South Ossetia, North Ossetia has had to deal with refugees and the occasional spillover of fighting from the wars around them. This notably manifested in the form of the <a href="/wiki/Beslan_school_siege" title="Beslan school siege">2004 Beslan school siege</a> by Chechen terrorists.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administrative_divisions">Administrative divisions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Administrative divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" title="Administrative divisions of North Ossetia–Alania">Administrative divisions of North Ossetia–Alania</a></div><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ossetiedunord.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Ossetiedunord.svg/220px-Ossetiedunord.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="241" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Ossetiedunord.svg/330px-Ossetiedunord.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Ossetiedunord.svg/440px-Ossetiedunord.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="299" data-file-height="328" /></a><figcaption>Modern map of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In recent years, North Ossetia–Alania’s economic development has been successful; the indicators of the republic’s social and economic development between 2005 and 2007 revealed a stable growth of all sectors of the economy and major social parameters. The nature and climatic conditions of the republic contribute to the successful development of various economic sectors, which is compounded by the abundance of natural resources. <a href="/wiki/Gross_regional_product" class="mw-redirect" title="Gross regional product">Gross regional product</a> pro capita of the region in 2006 was 61,000 rubles ($2,596) and increased 30% in the 2005–2007 time period.<sup id="cite_ref-moscownews_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-moscownews-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> GRP pro capita in 2007 was 76,455 rubles.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 2005 to 2007, the average monthly wage in North Ossetia–Alania doubled, with the actual cash earnings increased by 42.5 percent. In terms of the average monthly wage growth, the Republic ranks first in the North Caucasus.<sup id="cite_ref-moscownews_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-moscownews-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The regional government’s economic priorities include industrial growth, development of small enterprise, spas, and resorts, and strengthening the budgetary and tax discipline.<sup id="cite_ref-allregions_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allregions-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> The largest companies in the region include Elektrozinc, Sevkavkazenergo, <a href="/wiki/Pobedit" class="mw-redirect" title="Pobedit">Pobedit</a> (tungsten and molybdenum producer).<sup id="cite_ref-regioncompanies_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-regioncompanies-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fiagdon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Fiagdon.jpg/220px-Fiagdon.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Fiagdon.jpg/330px-Fiagdon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Fiagdon.jpg/440px-Fiagdon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>River <a href="/wiki/Fiagdon" title="Fiagdon">Fiagdon</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Natural_resources,_agriculture,_and_industry"><span id="Natural_resources.2C_agriculture.2C_and_industry"></span>Natural resources, agriculture, and industry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Natural resources, agriculture, and industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80,_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F,_%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A3%D1%80%D1%83%D1%85_%D0%B2_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%85.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%2C_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F%2C_%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A3%D1%80%D1%83%D1%85_%D0%B2_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%85.jpg/220px-%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%2C_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F%2C_%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A3%D1%80%D1%83%D1%85_%D0%B2_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%85.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%2C_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F%2C_%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A3%D1%80%D1%83%D1%85_%D0%B2_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%85.jpg/330px-%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%2C_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F%2C_%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A3%D1%80%D1%83%D1%85_%D0%B2_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%85.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%2C_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F%2C_%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A3%D1%80%D1%83%D1%85_%D0%B2_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%85.jpg/440px-%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%2C_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F%2C_%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A3%D1%80%D1%83%D1%85_%D0%B2_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%85.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Urukh" title="Urukh">Urukh River</a> Valley</figcaption></figure> <p>The most widespread resources are <a href="/wiki/Zinc" title="Zinc">zinc</a>- and <a href="/wiki/Lead" title="Lead">lead</a>-containing complex ores. There are deposits of <a href="/wiki/Limestone" title="Limestone">limestone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dolomites" title="Dolomites">dolomites</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marble" title="Marble">marble</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Touchstone_(assaying_tool)" title="Touchstone (assaying tool)">touchstone</a>. There is also a large availability of construction materials, such as <a href="/wiki/Clay" title="Clay">clay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sand" title="Sand">sand</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Gravel" title="Gravel">gravel</a>. The local <a href="/wiki/Oil" title="Oil">oil</a> deposit reserves are estimated at 10 million metric tons.<sup id="cite_ref-moscownews_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-moscownews-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The agricultural sector is varied and specializes in the cultivation of wheat, corn, and sunflowers; horticulture; viticulture; and cattle and sheep breeding.<sup id="cite_ref-encarta_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encarta-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kommersant_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kommersant-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>North Ossetia’s industry is mainly concentrated in <a href="/wiki/Vladikavkaz" title="Vladikavkaz">Vladikavkaz</a>. Major companies located here include Elektrotsink, Gazoapparat, an instrument-making plant, Elektrokontraktor, a factory producing automotive electrical equipment, a large-panel construction complex, and companies in the food industry. The Sadonsky industrial center has grown around the mining and forest industries.<sup id="cite_ref-kommersant_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kommersant-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tourism">Tourism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tsey_cableway_summer.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Tsey_cableway_summer.JPG/220px-Tsey_cableway_summer.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Tsey_cableway_summer.JPG/330px-Tsey_cableway_summer.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Tsey_cableway_summer.JPG/440px-Tsey_cableway_summer.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1548" data-file-height="1146" /></a><figcaption>Cableway in <a href="/wiki/Tsey" title="Tsey">Tsey</a> canyon.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tsmity2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Tsmity2.jpg/220px-Tsmity2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Tsmity2.jpg/330px-Tsmity2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Tsmity2.jpg/440px-Tsmity2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4244" data-file-height="2658" /></a><figcaption>Kurtat valley</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Art_Museum_named_after_M._S._Tuganov.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Art_Museum_named_after_M._S._Tuganov.jpg/220px-Art_Museum_named_after_M._S._Tuganov.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Art_Museum_named_after_M._S._Tuganov.jpg/330px-Art_Museum_named_after_M._S._Tuganov.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Art_Museum_named_after_M._S._Tuganov.jpg/440px-Art_Museum_named_after_M._S._Tuganov.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3520" data-file-height="2212" /></a><figcaption>M. Tuganov Art Museum in <a href="/wiki/Vladikavkaz" title="Vladikavkaz">Vladikavkaz</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Despite the proximity to Chechnya, North Ossetia is making efforts to develop its tourist industry.<sup id="cite_ref-russiaprofile_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-russiaprofile-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Projects under a program for spa, resort, and tourism development have been successfully implemented in the mountainous part of the republic, according to the head of the regional government.<sup id="cite_ref-allregions_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allregions-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are nearly 3,000 historical monuments in the Republic and more than half of its area is occupied by <a href="/wiki/Alania_National_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Alania National Park">Alania National Park</a>, the North Ossetia National Preserve, and game preserves. </p><p>There are more than 250 therapeutic, mineral, and freshwater springs in the republic with estimated daily reserves of 15,000 cubic meters. Besides providing the basis for health spas, these mineral waters also have the potential to be bottled and sold. North Ossetian mineral waters are known for their unique qualities, as well as special mineral composition.<sup id="cite_ref-kommersant_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kommersant-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-russiaprofile_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-russiaprofile-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In terms of its infrastructure, North Ossetia–Alania ranks second in the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Federal_District" title="Southern Federal District">Southern Federal District</a> and 10th in the nation.<sup id="cite_ref-moscownews_26-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-moscownews-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The republic has some of the most extensive telecommunication networks in the <a href="/wiki/North_Caucasus" title="North Caucasus">North Caucasus</a> region and in <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>. It ranks first in terms of its telecom network installations in the Southern Federal District. </p><p>The republic ranks fourth in Russia in terms of its paved roads, and its expanding transport and logistics complex provides communication networks between Russia and the South Caucasus, as well as Central Asia. The complex includes two federal highways (<a href="/wiki/Georgian_Military_Road" title="Georgian Military Road">Georgian Military Road</a> connects Vladikavkaz with <a href="/wiki/Transcaucasia" class="mw-redirect" title="Transcaucasia">Transcaucasia</a>) running across <a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Greater_Caucasus_Range&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Greater Caucasus Range (page does not exist)">the Greater Caucasus Range</a>, two customs checkpoints for cars, a developed railway network, Vladikavkaz international airport, and well-equipped transport terminals.<sup id="cite_ref-moscownews_26-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-moscownews-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Population</b>: <span class="nowrap">687,357 (<a href="/wiki/2021_Russian_census" title="2021 Russian census">2021 Census</a>)</span>;<sup id="cite_ref-2021Census_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2021Census-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span class="nowrap">712,980 (<a href="/wiki/2010_Russian_census" title="2010 Russian census">2010 Census</a>)</span>;<sup id="cite_ref-2010Census_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010Census-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span class="nowrap">710,275 (<a href="/wiki/2002_Russian_census" title="2002 Russian census">2002 Census</a>)</span>;<sup id="cite_ref-PopCensus_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopCensus-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span class="nowrap">634,009 (<a href="/wiki/1989_Soviet_census" title="1989 Soviet census">1989 Soviet census</a>)</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-Census1989_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census1989-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style></p><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1926</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">226,033</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1959</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">450,581</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+99.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1970</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">552,581</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+22.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1979</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">596,921</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+8.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1989</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">634,009</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+6.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2002</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">710,275</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+12.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2010</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">712,980</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2021</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">687,357</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−3.6%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source: Census data</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Number of refugees</b>: 12,570<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Life expectancy:</b><sup id="cite_ref-rosstat_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rosstat-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-uiiss_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uiiss-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width:7em;">2019 </th> <th style="width:7em;">2021 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;">Average: </td> <td>75.8 years </td> <td>72.5 years </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;">Male: </td> <td>70.5 years </td> <td>68.1 years </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;">Female: </td> <td>80.6 years </td> <td>76.5 years </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 238px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 236px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Life_expectancy_in_Russian_subject_-North_Ossetia.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Life expectancy at birth in North Ossetia [36][37]"><img alt="Life expectancy at birth in North Ossetia [36][37]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Life_expectancy_in_Russian_subject_-North_Ossetia.png/354px-Life_expectancy_in_Russian_subject_-North_Ossetia.png" decoding="async" width="236" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Life_expectancy_in_Russian_subject_-North_Ossetia.png/531px-Life_expectancy_in_Russian_subject_-North_Ossetia.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Life_expectancy_in_Russian_subject_-North_Ossetia.png/708px-Life_expectancy_in_Russian_subject_-North_Ossetia.png 2x" data-file-width="940" data-file-height="717" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Life expectancy at birth in North Ossetia <sup id="cite_ref-rosstat_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rosstat-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-uiiss_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uiiss-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Life_expectancy_in_Russian_subject_-North_Ossetia_-diff.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Life expectancy with calculated differences"><img alt="Life expectancy with calculated differences" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Life_expectancy_in_Russian_subject_-North_Ossetia_-diff.png/270px-Life_expectancy_in_Russian_subject_-North_Ossetia_-diff.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Life_expectancy_in_Russian_subject_-North_Ossetia_-diff.png/405px-Life_expectancy_in_Russian_subject_-North_Ossetia_-diff.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Life_expectancy_in_Russian_subject_-North_Ossetia_-diff.png/540px-Life_expectancy_in_Russian_subject_-North_Ossetia_-diff.png 2x" data-file-width="1081" data-file-height="1081" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Life expectancy with calculated differences</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 286px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 284px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Life_expectancy_in_Russia_-North_Ossetia.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Life expectancy in North Ossetia in comparison with neighboring regions of the country"><img alt="Life expectancy in North Ossetia in comparison with neighboring regions of the country" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Life_expectancy_in_Russia_-North_Ossetia.png/426px-Life_expectancy_in_Russia_-North_Ossetia.png" decoding="async" width="284" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Life_expectancy_in_Russia_-North_Ossetia.png/639px-Life_expectancy_in_Russia_-North_Ossetia.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Life_expectancy_in_Russia_-North_Ossetia.png/851px-Life_expectancy_in_Russia_-North_Ossetia.png 2x" data-file-width="1390" data-file-height="882" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Life expectancy in North Ossetia in comparison with neighboring regions of the country</div> </li> </ul> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Settlements">Settlements</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Settlements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1219497266">.mw-parser-output .largestCities-table-background{background:#f9f9f9;color:#222}.mw-parser-output .largestCities-cell-background{background:#f0f0f0;color:#222}</style> <div> <table style="font-size:88%;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; border: 1px solid darkgray;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="padding:0.3em 0.75em;"><div style="float:right; width:6em; height:2.6em"> </div><div style="float:left; width:6em; height:2.6em"> </div> <div style="height:2.6em;line-height:1.3em;"><span style="font-size:110%;">Largest cities or towns in North Ossetia–Alania</span><br /><div style="display:inline;font-weight:normal;">2023 Estimation of Rosstat</div></div> </th></tr> <tr> <th></th> <th>Rank </th> <th> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" title="Administrative divisions of North Ossetia–Alania">Administrative Division</a> </th> <th>Pop. </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="11" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:View_of_Vladikavkaz.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Vladikavkaz"><img alt="Vladikavkaz" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/View_of_Vladikavkaz.jpg/120px-View_of_Vladikavkaz.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/View_of_Vladikavkaz.jpg/180px-View_of_Vladikavkaz.jpg 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB_%D1%81%D1%82._%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BA.jpg/180px-%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB_%D1%81%D1%82._%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB_%D1%81%D1%82._%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BA.jpg/240px-%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB_%D1%81%D1%82._%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Mozdok" title="Mozdok">Mozdok</a> </td> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">1</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Vladikavkaz" title="Vladikavkaz">Vladikavkaz</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Vladikavkaz" title="Vladikavkaz">City of republic significance of Vladikavkaz</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">292,886 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">2</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mozdok" title="Mozdok">Mozdok</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mozdoksky_District" title="Mozdoksky District">Mozdoksky District</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">35,662 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">3</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Beslan" title="Beslan">Beslan</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Pravoberezhny_District,_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" title="Pravoberezhny District, North Ossetia–Alania">Pravoberezhny District</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">36,011 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">4</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Alagir" title="Alagir">Alagir</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Alagirsky_District" title="Alagirsky District">Alagirsky District</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">21,315 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">5</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ardon,_Republic_of_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" class="mw-redirect" title="Ardon, Republic of North Ossetia–Alania">Ardon</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ardonsky_District" title="Ardonsky District">Ardonsky District</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">18,915 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">6</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Elkhotovo" title="Elkhotovo">Elkhotovo</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kirovsky_District,_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" title="Kirovsky District, North Ossetia–Alania">Kirovsky District</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">12,690 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">7</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sunzha,_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sunzha, North Ossetia–Alania (page does not exist)">Sunzha</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Prigorodny_District,_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" title="Prigorodny District, North Ossetia–Alania">Prigorodny District</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">11,068 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">8</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nogir,_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nogir, North Ossetia–Alania (page does not exist)">Nogir</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Prigorodny_District,_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" title="Prigorodny District, North Ossetia–Alania">Prigorodny District</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">11,947 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">9</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Digora" title="Digora">Digora</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Digorsky_District" title="Digorsky District">Digorsky District</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,994 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">10</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kizlyar,_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kizlyar, North Ossetia–Alania (page does not exist)">Kizlyar</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mozdoksky_District" title="Mozdoksky District">Mozdoksky District</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">10,970 </td></tr> </tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vital_statistics">Vital statistics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Vital statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"> <tbody><tr> <th><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <p><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </th> <th>Average population (per 1000) </th> <th>Live births </th> <th>Deaths </th> <th>Natural change </th> <th>Crude birth rate (per 1000) </th> <th>Crude death rate (per 1000) </th> <th>Natural change (per 1000) </th> <th>Fertility rates </th></tr> <tr> <th>1970 </th> <td>554 </td> <td>9,731 </td> <td>3,964 </td> <td>5,767 </td> <td>17.6 </td> <td>7.2 </td> <td>10.4 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1975 </th> <td>575 </td> <td>10,368 </td> <td>4,664 </td> <td>5,704 </td> <td>18.0 </td> <td>8.1 </td> <td>9.9 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1980 </th> <td>598 </td> <td>10,135 </td> <td>5,821 </td> <td>4,314 </td> <td>16.9 </td> <td>9.7 </td> <td>7.2 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1985 </th> <td>617 </td> <td>11,598 </td> <td>6,047 </td> <td>5,551 </td> <td>18.8 </td> <td>9.8 </td> <td>9.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1990 </th> <td>649 </td> <td>10,967 </td> <td>6,166 </td> <td>4,801 </td> <td>16.9 </td> <td>9.5 </td> <td>7.4 </td> <td>2.23 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1991 </th> <td>679 </td> <td>10,985 </td> <td>6,694 </td> <td>4,291 </td> <td>16.2 </td> <td>9.9 </td> <td>6.3 </td> <td>2.09 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1992 </th> <td>683 </td> <td>10,048 </td> <td>7,125 </td> <td>2,923 </td> <td>14.7 </td> <td>10.4 </td> <td>4.3 </td> <td>1.89 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1993 </th> <td>661 </td> <td>8,251 </td> <td>7,872 </td> <td>379 </td> <td>12.5 </td> <td>11.9 </td> <td>0.6 </td> <td>1.67 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1994 </th> <td>666 </td> <td>8,806 </td> <td>8,329 </td> <td>477 </td> <td>13.2 </td> <td>12.5 </td> <td>0.7 </td> <td>1.79 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1995 </th> <td>674 </td> <td>8,781 </td> <td>8,574 </td> <td>207 </td> <td>13.0 </td> <td>12.7 </td> <td>0.3 </td> <td>1.78 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1996 </th> <td>680 </td> <td>8,043 </td> <td>8,514 </td> <td>−471 </td> <td>11.8 </td> <td>12.5 </td> <td>−0.7 </td> <td>1.62 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1997 </th> <td>681 </td> <td>7,758 </td> <td>8,378 </td> <td>−620 </td> <td>11.4 </td> <td>12.3 </td> <td>−0.9 </td> <td>1.56 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1998 </th> <td>683 </td> <td>7,767 </td> <td>8,188 </td> <td>−421 </td> <td>11.4 </td> <td>12.0 </td> <td>−0.6 </td> <td>1.56 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1999 </th> <td>689 </td> <td>7,195 </td> <td>8,412 </td> <td>−1,217 </td> <td>10.4 </td> <td>12.2 </td> <td>−1.8 </td> <td>1.43 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2000 </th> <td>699 </td> <td>7,179 </td> <td>8,626 </td> <td>−1,447 </td> <td>10.3 </td> <td>12.3 </td> <td>−2.0 </td> <td>1.39 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2001 </th> <td>707 </td> <td>7,317 </td> <td>8,205 </td> <td>−888 </td> <td>10.3 </td> <td>11.6 </td> <td>−1.3 </td> <td>1.39 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2002 </th> <td>709 </td> <td>7,874 </td> <td>8,753 </td> <td>−879 </td> <td>11.1 </td> <td>12.3 </td> <td>−1.2 </td> <td>1.47 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2003 </th> <td>709 </td> <td>7,978 </td> <td>8,952 </td> <td>−974 </td> <td>11.3 </td> <td>12.6 </td> <td>−1.4 </td> <td>1.48 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2004 </th> <td>707 </td> <td>7,893 </td> <td>8,663 </td> <td>−770 </td> <td>11.2 </td> <td>12.2 </td> <td>−1.1 </td> <td>1.46 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2005 </th> <td>706 </td> <td>7,894 </td> <td>8,654 </td> <td>−760 </td> <td>11.2 </td> <td>12.3 </td> <td>−1.1 </td> <td>1.46 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2006 </th> <td>706 </td> <td>8,308 </td> <td>8,138 </td> <td>170 </td> <td>11.8 </td> <td>11.5 </td> <td>0.2 </td> <td>1.53 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2007 </th> <td>706 </td> <td>9,556 </td> <td>7,806 </td> <td>1,750 </td> <td>13.5 </td> <td>11.1 </td> <td>2.5 </td> <td>1.76 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2008 </th> <td>708 </td> <td>9,981 </td> <td>7,975 </td> <td>2,006 </td> <td>14.1 </td> <td>11.3 </td> <td>2.8 </td> <td>1.83 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2009 </th> <td>710 </td> <td>10,017 </td> <td>7,987 </td> <td>2,030 </td> <td>14.1 </td> <td>11.3 </td> <td>2.9 </td> <td>1.84 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2010 </th> <td>712 </td> <td>10,303 </td> <td>7,748 </td> <td>2,555 </td> <td>14.5 </td> <td>10.8 </td> <td>3.7 </td> <td>1.88 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2011 </th> <td>715 </td> <td>10,375 </td> <td>7,720 </td> <td>2,655 </td> <td>14.5 </td> <td>10.8 </td> <td>3.7 </td> <td>1.88 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2012 </th> <td>708 </td> <td>10,801 </td> <td>7,525 </td> <td>3,276 </td> <td>15.3 </td> <td>10.6 </td> <td>4.7 </td> <td>1.96 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2013 </th> <td>705 </td> <td>10,760 </td> <td>7,394 </td> <td>3,366 </td> <td>15.3 </td> <td>10.5 </td> <td>4.8 </td> <td>1.98 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2014 </th> <td>705 </td> <td>10,798 </td> <td>7,554 </td> <td>3,244 </td> <td>15.3 </td> <td>10.7 </td> <td>4.6 </td> <td>2.01 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2015 </th> <td>704 </td> <td>10,341 </td> <td>7,558 </td> <td>2,783 </td> <td>14.6 </td> <td>10.7 </td> <td>3.9 </td> <td>1.93 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2016 </th> <td>704 </td> <td>9,916 </td> <td>7,296 </td> <td>2,620 </td> <td>14.1 </td> <td>10.3 </td> <td>3.8 </td> <td>1.89 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2017 </th> <td>702 </td> <td>8,992 </td> <td>7,151 </td> <td>1,841 </td> <td>12.8 </td> <td>10.2 </td> <td>2.6 </td> <td>1.75 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2018 </th> <td> </td> <td>9,120 </td> <td>7,145 </td> <td>1,975 </td> <td>13.0 </td> <td>10.2 </td> <td>2.8 </td> <td>1.83 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2019 </th> <td> </td> <td>8,589 </td> <td>7,220 </td> <td>1,369 </td> <td>12.3 </td> <td>10.3 </td> <td>2.0 </td> <td>1.75 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2020 </th> <td> </td> <td>8,157 </td> <td>8,361 </td> <td>-204 </td> <td>11.7 </td> <td>12.0 </td> <td>-0.3 </td> <td>1.72 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2021 </th> <td> </td> <td>8,091 </td> <td>9,784 </td> <td>-1,693 </td> <td>11.7 </td> <td>14.1 </td> <td>-2.4 </td> <td>1.71 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2022 </th> <td> </td> <td>7,470 </td> <td>7,885 </td> <td>-415 </td> <td>10.9 </td> <td>11.5 </td> <td>-0.6 </td> <td>1.59 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2023 </th> <td> </td> <td>7,187 </td> <td>6,767 </td> <td>420 </td> <td>10.6 </td> <td>9.9 </td> <td>0.7 </td> <td>1.52 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ethnic_groups">Ethnic groups</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Ethnic groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The majority of the population of North Ossetia are Christians who belong to the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Orthodox_Church" title="Russian Orthodox Church">Russian Orthodox Church</a>, although there is also a <a href="/wiki/Islam_in_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" title="Islam in North Ossetia–Alania">Muslim</a> minority who are of <a href="/wiki/Ossetic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ossetic language">Ossetian</a>-speaking origin. </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Census_(2021)" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian Census (2021)">2021 Census</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-census2021_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2021-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ossetians" title="Ossetians">Ossetians</a> make up 68.1% of the republic’s population. Other groups include <a href="/wiki/Russians" title="Russians">Russians</a> (18.9%), <a href="/wiki/Ingush_people" title="Ingush people">Ingush</a> (3.8%), <a href="/wiki/Kumyks" title="Kumyks">Kumyks</a> (2.8%), <a href="/wiki/Armenians" title="Armenians">Armenians</a> (1.8%), <a href="/wiki/Georgian_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgian people">Georgians</a> (1.0%), and a host of smaller groups, each accounting for less than 1% of the total population. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#e0e0e0;"> <th rowspan="2">Ethnic<br />group </th> <th colspan="2">1926 Census<sup>1</sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1939 Census </th> <th colspan="2">1959 Census </th> <th colspan="2">1970 Census </th> <th colspan="2">1979 Census </th> <th colspan="2">1989 Census </th> <th colspan="2">2002 Census </th> <th colspan="2">2010 Census </th> <th colspan="2">2021 Census<sup>2</sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#e0e0e0;"> <th>Number </th> <th>% </th> <th>Number </th> <th>% </th> <th>Number </th> <th>% </th> <th>Number </th> <th>% </th> <th>Number </th> <th>% </th> <th>Number </th> <th>% </th> <th>Number </th> <th>% </th> <th>Number </th> <th>% </th> <th>Number </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ossetians" title="Ossetians">Ossetians</a> </td> <td>141,723 </td> <td>49.6% </td> <td>165,616 </td> <td>50.3% </td> <td>215,463 </td> <td>47.8% </td> <td>269,326 </td> <td>48.7% </td> <td>299,022 </td> <td>50.5% </td> <td>334,876 </td> <td>53.0% </td> <td>445,310 </td> <td>62.7% </td> <td>459,688 </td> <td>65.1% </td> <td>439,949 </td> <td>68.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Russians" title="Russians">Russians</a> </td> <td>68,192 </td> <td>23.8% </td> <td>122,614 </td> <td>37.2% </td> <td>178,654 </td> <td>39.6% </td> <td>202,367 </td> <td>36.6% </td> <td>200,692 </td> <td>33.9% </td> <td>189,159 </td> <td>29.9% </td> <td>164,734 </td> <td>23.2% </td> <td>147,090 </td> <td>20.8% </td> <td>122,240 </td> <td>18.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ingush_people" title="Ingush people">Ingush</a> </td> <td>23,851 </td> <td>8.3% </td> <td>6,106 </td> <td>1.9% </td> <td>6,071 </td> <td>1.3% </td> <td>18,387 </td> <td>3.3% </td> <td>23,663 </td> <td>4.0% </td> <td>32,783 </td> <td>5.2% </td> <td>21,442 </td> <td>3.0% </td> <td>28,336 </td> <td>4.0% </td> <td>24,285 </td> <td>3.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kumyks" title="Kumyks">Kumyks</a> </td> <td>3,153 </td> <td>1.1% </td> <td>85 </td> <td>0.0% </td> <td>3,921 </td> <td>0.9% </td> <td>6,363 </td> <td>1.2% </td> <td>7,610 </td> <td>1.3% </td> <td>9,478 </td> <td>1.5% </td> <td>12,659 </td> <td>1.8% </td> <td>16,092 </td> <td>2.3% </td> <td>18,054 </td> <td>2.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Armenians" title="Armenians">Armenians</a> </td> <td>9,185 </td> <td>3.2% </td> <td>8,932 </td> <td>2.7% </td> <td>12,012 </td> <td>2.7% </td> <td>13,355 </td> <td>2.4% </td> <td>12,912 </td> <td>2.2% </td> <td>13,619 </td> <td>2.2% </td> <td>17,147 </td> <td>2.4% </td> <td>16,235 </td> <td>2.3% </td> <td>11,668 </td> <td>1.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Georgians" title="Georgians">Georgians</a> </td> <td>6,057 </td> <td>2.1% </td> <td>6,312 </td> <td>1.9% </td> <td>8,160 </td> <td>1.8% </td> <td>10,323 </td> <td>1.9% </td> <td>11,347 </td> <td>1.9% </td> <td>12,284 </td> <td>1.9% </td> <td>10,803 </td> <td>1.5% </td> <td>9,095 </td> <td>1.3% </td> <td>6,756 </td> <td>1.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ukrainians" title="Ukrainians">Ukrainians</a> </td> <td>19,101 </td> <td>6.7% </td> <td>7,063 </td> <td>2.1% </td> <td>9,362 </td> <td>2.1% </td> <td>9,250 </td> <td>1.7% </td> <td>10,574 </td> <td>1.8% </td> <td>10,088 </td> <td>1.6% </td> <td>5,198 </td> <td>0.7% </td> <td>3,251 </td> <td>0.4% </td> <td>925 </td> <td>0.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Others </td> <td>14,690 </td> <td>5.1% </td> <td>12,477 </td> <td>3.8% </td> <td>16,938 </td> <td>3.8% </td> <td>23,210 </td> <td>4.2% </td> <td>26,182 </td> <td>4.4% </td> <td>30,141 </td> <td>4.8% </td> <td>32,982 </td> <td>4.6% </td> <td>26,636 </td> <td>3.8% </td> <td>22,418 </td> <td>3.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="19"><sup>1</sup> <small>The results of the 1926 census refer to the present territory, which is a combination of the North Ossetian AO, the city of Vladikavkaz and adjacent areas.</small><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <p><sup>2</sup> <small>41,062 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group.</small><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Languages">Languages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ossetian_language" title="Ossetian language">Ossetian language</a></div> <p>There are two official languages in North Ossetia: <a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>, which is official in all Russian territory, and <a href="/wiki/Ossetian_language" title="Ossetian language">Ossetian</a>. Ossetian is an <a href="/wiki/Indo-European_languages" title="Indo-European languages">Indo-European</a> language, belonging to the <a href="/wiki/East_Iranian_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="East Iranian languages">East Iranian</a> group. Ossetian is the only Iranic language spoken natively in Europe that survives to this day. Russian, acting as a <a href="/wiki/Lingua_franca" title="Lingua franca">lingua franca</a> in the region, is an <a href="/wiki/East_Slavic_languages" title="East Slavic languages">East Slavic</a> language and as such also belongs to the Indo-European family, which means the two languages are related, albeit distantly. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="notheme barbox tright" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:none"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Religion in North Ossetia–Alania as of 2012 (Sreda Arena Atlas)<sup id="cite_ref-2012ArenaAtlas_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012ArenaAtlas-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2012Arena-religion-maps_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012Arena-religion-maps-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Russian_Orthodox_Church" title="Russian Orthodox Church">Russian Orthodoxy</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:DarkOrchid; width:49.2%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">49.2%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Other <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Eastern Orthodox Church">Orthodox</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:MediumOrchid; width:2.4%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">2.4%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Protestantism_in_Russia" title="Protestantism in Russia">Protestantism</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Navy; width:0.8%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Other <a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Russia" title="Christianity in Russia">Christians</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:DeepSkyBlue; width:9.8%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">9.8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Russia" title="Islam in Russia">Islam</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Green; width:4%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">4%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Uatsdin" class="mw-redirect" title="Uatsdin">Uatsdin</a> and other native faiths</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Red; width:29.4%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">29.4%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Spiritual_but_not_religious" title="Spiritual but not religious">Spiritual but not religious</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:DarkSlateGray; width:0.8%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Atheism" title="Atheism">Atheism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Irreligion" title="Irreligion">irreligion</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Black; width:3%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">3%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Other and undeclared</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Gray; width:0.6%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.6%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <p>According to a 2012 survey which interviewed 56,900 people,<sup id="cite_ref-2012ArenaAtlas_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012ArenaAtlas-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 49% of the population of North Ossetia–Alania adheres to the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Orthodox_Church" title="Russian Orthodox Church">Russian Orthodox Church</a>, 10% declare to be <a href="/wiki/Nondenominational_Christianity" class="mw-redirect" title="Nondenominational Christianity">unaffiliated</a> <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christian</a> believers, 2% are either Orthodox Christian believers who do not belong to churches or members of non-Russian Orthodox bodies. The second-largest religion is <a href="/wiki/Ossetians" title="Ossetians">Ossetian</a> <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_religion" title="Ethnic religion">ethnic religion</a>, generally called <a href="/wiki/Uatsdin" class="mw-redirect" title="Uatsdin">Uatsdin</a> (Уацдин, "True Faith"), a <a href="/wiki/Scythian_religion" title="Scythian religion">Scythian religion</a> organized into movements such as the <i>Atsata</i> Church, comprising 29% of the population. <a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslims</a> constitute 4% of the population, and <a href="/wiki/Protestantism" title="Protestantism">Protestants</a> the 1%. In addition, 1% of the population declares to be "<a href="/wiki/Spiritual_but_not_religious" title="Spiritual but not religious">spiritual but not religious</a>" and 3% to be <a href="/wiki/Atheism" title="Atheism">atheist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2012ArenaAtlas_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012ArenaAtlas-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Education">Education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%97%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%A1%D0%9E%D0%93%D0%A3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/%D0%97%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%A1%D0%9E%D0%93%D0%A3.jpg/220px-%D0%97%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%A1%D0%9E%D0%93%D0%A3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/%D0%97%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%A1%D0%9E%D0%93%D0%A3.jpg/330px-%D0%97%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%A1%D0%9E%D0%93%D0%A3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/%D0%97%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%A1%D0%9E%D0%93%D0%A3.jpg/440px-%D0%97%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%A1%D0%9E%D0%93%D0%A3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="685" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/North_Ossetia_State_University" class="mw-redirect" title="North Ossetia State University">North Ossetia State University</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The most important facilities of higher education include <a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Caucasus_State_Technological_University&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Caucasus State Technological University (page does not exist)">North Caucasus State Technological University</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Ossetian_State_University" title="North Ossetian State University">North Ossetian State University</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Ossetian_State_Medical_Academy" class="mw-redirect" title="North Ossetian State Medical Academy">North Ossetian State Medical Academy</a>, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_State_Agrarian_University&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mountain State Agrarian University (page does not exist)">Mountain State Agrarian University</a> – all in Vladikavkaz. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dom_Pravitelstva.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Dom_Pravitelstva.JPG/220px-Dom_Pravitelstva.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Dom_Pravitelstva.JPG/330px-Dom_Pravitelstva.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Dom_Pravitelstva.JPG/440px-Dom_Pravitelstva.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption>Seat of the Republic’s Government</figcaption></figure> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a> period, the high authority in the <a href="/wiki/Republics_of_Russia" title="Republics of Russia">republic</a> was shared between three people; the first secretary of the North Ossetia <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union" title="Communist Party of the Soviet Union">Communist Party of the Soviet Union</a> (CPSU) Committee (who in reality had the biggest authority), the chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Oblast" title="Oblast">oblast</a> Soviet (legislative power), and the Chairman of the Republic Executive Committee (executive power). Since 1991, CPSU lost all the power, and the head of the Republic administration, and eventually the governor was appointed/elected alongside elected <a href="/wiki/Regional_parliaments_of_Russia" title="Regional parliaments of Russia">regional parliament</a>. </p><p>The Charter of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania is the fundamental law of the region. The <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliament of North Ossetia–Alania">Parliament of North Ossetia–Alania</a> is the republic’s <a href="/wiki/Regional_parliaments_of_Russia" title="Regional parliaments of Russia">regional</a> standing legislative (representative) body. The Legislative Assembly exercises its authority by passing laws, resolutions, and other legal acts and by supervising the implementation and observance of the laws and other legal acts passed by it. The highest executive body is the Republic’s Government, which includes territorial executive bodies such as district administrations, committees, and commissions that facilitate development and run the day to day matters of the province. The Oblast administration supports the activities of the Governor who is the highest official and acts as guarantor of the observance of the krai Charter in accordance with the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Russia" title="Constitution of Russia">Constitution of Russia</a>. </p><p>The head of government in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania is the Head of the Republic. The current head of the republic is <a href="/wiki/Sergey_Menyaylo" title="Sergey Menyaylo">Sergey Menyaylo</a>. <a href="/wiki/Taymuraz_Mamsurov" title="Taymuraz Mamsurov">Taymuraz Mamsurov</a> succeeded <a href="/wiki/Aleksandr_Dzasokhov" class="mw-redirect" title="Aleksandr Dzasokhov">Aleksandr Dzasokhov</a> as head on 31 May 2005 following the Beslan school siege.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are six professional theaters in North Ossetia–Alania, as well as Ossetian State Philharmonia. </p> <div style="clear:both;" 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title="Necropolis near settlement Dargavs"><img alt="Necropolis near settlement Dargavs" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/In_Dargavs_North_Ossetia.jpg/240px-In_Dargavs_North_Ossetia.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/In_Dargavs_North_Ossetia.jpg/360px-In_Dargavs_North_Ossetia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/In_Dargavs_North_Ossetia.jpg/480px-In_Dargavs_North_Ossetia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="675" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Necropolis near settlement <a href="/wiki/Dargavs" title="Dargavs">Dargavs</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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(river)">Ardon River</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/South_Ossetia" title="South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosta_Khetagurov" title="Kosta Khetagurov">Kosta Khetagurov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ossetian_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Ossetian music">Ossetian music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Styr_Nyxas" title="Styr Nyxas">Styr Nyxas</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: 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Okrug">Khanty-Mansi</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nenets_Autonomous_Okrug" title="Nenets Autonomous Okrug">Nenets</a><sup>3</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamalo-Nenets_Autonomous_Okrug" title="Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug">Yamalo-Nenets</a><sup>2</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Federal_cities_of_Russia" title="Federal cities of Russia">Federal cities</a> (3)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Moscow" title="Moscow">Moscow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Petersburg" title="Saint Petersburg">Saint Petersburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sevastopol" title="Sevastopol">Sevastopol</a><sup>1</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Federal_subjects_of_Russia#Types" title="Federal subjects of 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text-align:left;width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:1em;">   </td><td class="navbox-list" style="padding:0px;width:15em;"><div> <div style="vertical-align:left; horizontal-align:left; align:left;"><figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Soviet_Caucasus_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Soviet Caucasia"><img alt="Soviet Caucasia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Soviet_Caucasus_map.svg/105px-Soviet_Caucasus_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="105" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Soviet_Caucasus_map.svg/158px-Soviet_Caucasus_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Soviet_Caucasus_map.svg/210px-Soviet_Caucasus_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="747" data-file-height="629" /></a><figcaption>Soviet Caucasia</figcaption></figure></div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:15em;"><div> <div style="vertical-align:middle;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Abkhazia" title="Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Adjara.svg/23px-Flag_of_Adjara.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Adjara.svg/35px-Flag_of_Adjara.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Adjara.svg/45px-Flag_of_Adjara.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Adjara" title="Adjara">Adjara</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Flag_of_Adygea.svg/23px-Flag_of_Adygea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Flag_of_Adygea.svg/35px-Flag_of_Adygea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Flag_of_Adygea.svg/46px-Flag_of_Adygea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Adygea" title="Adygea">Adygea</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a></div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:15em;"><div> <div style="vertical-align:middle;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_Chechen_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Chechen_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_Chechen_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Chechen_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Ingushetia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ingushetia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Ingushetia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ingushetia.svg.png 1.5x, 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data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Krasnodar_Krai" title="Krasnodar Krai">Krasnodar Krai</a></div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:15em;"><div> <div style="vertical-align:middle;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Nakhchivan_Autonomous_Republic" title="Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic">Nakhchivan</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_North_Ossetia.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Ossetia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_North_Ossetia.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Ossetia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_North_Ossetia.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Ossetia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">North Ossetia – Alania</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_South_Ossetia.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Ossetia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_South_Ossetia.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Ossetia.svg.png 1.5x, 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style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:15em;"><div> <div style="vertical-align:right; horizontal-align:right; align:right;"></div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><span style="position: relative; top: 0.2em;"><sup><small>1</small></sup></span> Partially-recognized states</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Administrative_divisions_of_North_Ossetia–Alania" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="4"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Republic_of_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" title="Template:Republic of North Ossetia–Alania"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Republic_of_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" title="Template talk:Republic of North Ossetia–Alania"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Republic_of_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Republic of North Ossetia–Alania"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Administrative_divisions_of_North_Ossetia–Alania" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" title="Administrative divisions of North Ossetia–Alania">Administrative divisions</a> of <a class="mw-selflink selflink">North Ossetia–Alania</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="4"><div>Capital: <b><a href="/wiki/Vladikavkaz" title="Vladikavkaz">Vladikavkaz</a></b> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_rural_localities_in_North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" title="List of rural localities in North Ossetia–Alania">Rural localities</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="3" style="width:1px;padding:0 2px 0 0"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_North_Ossetia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of North Ossetia–Alania"><img alt="Coat of arms of North Ossetia–Alania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Emblem_of_North_Ossetia.svg/40px-Emblem_of_North_Ossetia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Emblem_of_North_Ossetia.svg/60px-Emblem_of_North_Ossetia.svg.png 1.5x, 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