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The Ossetians (/ ɒ ˈ s iː ʃ ə n z / oss-EE-shənz or / ɒ ˈ s ɛ t i ən z / oss-ET-ee-ənz; [26] Ossetic: ир, ирæттæ / дигорӕ, дигорӕнттӕ, romanized: ir, irættæ / digoræ, digorænttæ), [27] also known as Ossetes (/ ˈ ɒ s iː t s / OSS-eets), [28] Ossets (/ ˈ ɒ s ɪ t s / OSS-its), [29] and Alans (/ ˈ æ l ə n z / AL-ənz), are an Iranian [30] [31] [32 ...
Map showing North and South Ossetia. Ossetia (/ ɒ ˈ s ɛ t i ə / ⓘ o-SET-ee-ə, less common: / ɒ ˈ s iː ʃ ə / ⓘ o-SEE-shə; Ossetian: Ирыстон or Ир, romanized: Iryston or Ir, pronounced) is an ethnolinguistic region located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians.
Ossetians speak Ossetian, an Eastern Iranian language, which has two major dialects: Digor and Iron. The written form of Ossetian is based on the Cyrillic alphabet, with additional characters to represent unique Ossetian sounds. Ossetian literature dates back to the 18th century, and prominent authors include Kosta Khetagurov and Nart Sagalayev ...
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Alana speaking Ossetian Iron and Ossetian Digor Ethnolinguistic groups in the Caucasus region. Ossetian-speaking regions are shaded gold. Ossetian (/ ɒ ˈ s ɛ t i ən / o-SET-ee-ən, / ɒ ˈ s iː ʃ ən / o-SEE-shən, / oʊ ˈ s iː ʃ ən / oh-SEE-shən), [3] [4] commonly referred to as Ossetic and rarely as Ossete, [5] is an Eastern Iranian language that is spoken predominantly in Ossetia ...
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In the late 1980s, the Ossetian nationalist organization, Adamon Nikhas (Voice of the People) was established. [7] In September 1990, South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast declared the independence from Georgia, which led to the First South Ossetian War, won by Ossetian nationalists.
Ossetian may refer to: A person or thing from the region of Ossetia in the Caucasus; Ossetian language, an eastern Iranian language Ossetian people, speakers of the language; North Ossetia-Alania, federal administrative division of Russia; South Ossetia, a breakaway state of Georgia with limited recognition