Ossetia

Ossetia is a region in the northern Caucasus Mountains, inhabited by the Ossetians. Its territory currently straddles the political divide between North Ossetia-Alania in Russia, and South Ossetia in Georgia.

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• North Ossetia
• South Ossetia
• Ossetic language
• Ossetians

Caucasus: The Caucasus , a region bordering Asia Minor, is located between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea which includes the Caucasus Mountains and surrounding lowlands. The highest peak is Mount Elbrus (5642m)....

North Ossetia-Alania: The Republic of North Ossetia-Alania (Ossetic: ????? ???????? ??????? ??????????; ) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). The direct transliteration of the Russian name of the republic is Respublika Severnaya Osetiya-Alaniya. Its name in Ossetic transliterates as Caegat Iryst...

Russia: The Russian Federation (, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: ???????, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of Europe and Asia. With an area of 17,075,400 km? (6,595,600 mi?), it is the largest coun...