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North Ossetia–Alania

Also known as North Ossetia

North Ossetia–Alania is a republic of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus, with its capital at Vladikavkaz on the Terek river. Most of its people are Ossetians, an Iranian-speaking people descended from the medieval Alans, whose name the republic added to its official title in 1994. In 2004 the Beslan school siege took place there.

North Ossetia–Alania
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Kingdom of Alania

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). North Ossetia–Alania. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/north-ossetia-alania
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