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There are nearly 3,000 historical monuments in the Republic and more than half of its area is occupied by Alania National Park, the North Ossetia National Preserve, and game preserves. There are more than 250 therapeutic, mineral, and freshwater springs in the republic with estimated daily reserves of 15,000 cubic meters.
It existed from 1921 to 1924 and comprised most of the modern-day territories of Chechnya, North Ossetia and Kabardino-Balkaria. Vladikavkaz was fought over in both the Russian Civil War and World War II. In February 1919, the anti-Communist Volunteer Army under General Anton Denikin seized the city, before being expelled by the Red Army in ...
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on es.wikipedia.org Chechenia; Usuario:Valfch/Taller; Usage on fa.wikipedia.org چچن; Usage on fi.wikipedia.org
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on af.wikipedia.org Tsjetsjnië; Usage on am.wikipedia.org ቸችኒያ; Usage on az.wikipedia.org
In the west, it borders North Ossetia and Ingushetia, in the north, Stavropol Krai, in the east, Dagestan, and to the south, Georgia. Its capital is Grozny. Chechnya is well known for being mountainous, but it is in fact split between the more flat areas north of the Terek, and the highlands south of the Terek. Area: 17,300 km 2 (6,700 sq mi ...
The North Caucasus, [b] or Ciscaucasia, [c] is a subregion in Eastern Europe governed by Russia. [d] It constitutes the northern part of the wider Caucasus region, which separates Europe and Asia. The North Caucasus is bordered by the Sea of Azov and Black Sea to the west, the Caspian Sea to the east, and the Caucasus Mountains to the south.
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on ace.wikipedia.org Republik Ossetia Utara - Alania; Usage on ar.wikipedia.org فيرخني فياغدون
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.