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North Ossetia (republic) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 044 15 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 44.2500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on the North flank of the Caucasus Mountains. The area was under Scythian-Sarmatian control from the 7th century BCE to the 1st century CE, and part of the Tatar empire from the 13th century. Russian occupation began after the fort of Vladikavkaz was built in 1784. The economy is based on building materials, metallurgy, and foodstuffs. |
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| Severnaya Osetiya-Alaniya (preferred,C,V)
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| Severnaya Osetiya-Alaniya, Respublika (C,V,Russian (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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| Respublika Severnaya Osetiya-Alaniya (C,V)
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| North Ossetia (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Respublika Severnaja Osetija-Alanija (C,V)
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| Severo-Osetinskaya Respublika (C,V)
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| Severnaia Osetiia (C,V)
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| Osetiya (C,V)
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| Severo-Osetinskaja Avtnomaja Sovetskaja Socailističeskaja Respublika (H,V)
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| Severo-Ossentia Soviet Socialist Republic (H,O)
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| North Ossetian ASSR (H,O)
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| Severo-Osetinskaja ASSR (H,O)
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| Respublika Severnaja Osetija-Alanija.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Newsletter I-1 (2000) accessed 27 September 2007 |
| Severo-Osetinskaja Avtnomaja Sovetskaja Socailističeskaja Respublika.......... |
[VP] |
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Rand McNally Atlas (1989) I-161 |
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