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Vladikavkaz City Info
Vladikavkaz city is the capital of the Northern Ossetia (Alania) Republic. Called Northern Ossetia, or Ossetia, the region lies in southwest of Russia, on the northern flank of the Greater Caucasus range. It borders Georgia on the south and the Sunzha and the Terek ranges on the north. The area of the region is 3,100 square miles (about 8,000 square km). Population is 658,000 people. The largest cities of the region are Vladikavkaz, Mozdok and Beslan. Vladikavkaz is the largest city in the Northern Ossetia Republic. It stands on the both banks of the Terek River. The population of the city is about 50,000 people. Major ethnic groups include Ossetians, Russians, Georgians and Armenians.