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Vladikavkaz

Also known as Ordzhonikidze

Vladikavkaz is the capital of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, on the Terek River at the northern end of the Darial Pass. Founded as a Russian fortress in 1784, it guarded the Georgian Military Road across the Caucasus and became the administrative centre of the Terek region. It was named Ordzhonikidze for much of the Soviet period.

Mentioned in 3 state histories

Terek Cossack Host Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus Terek Soviet Republic

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Vladikavkaz. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vladikavkaz
MLA: “Vladikavkaz.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vladikavkaz. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Vladikavkaz.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vladikavkaz.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Vladikavkaz’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vladikavkaz (Accessed: ).

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