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Benjamin |
 | | In the 8th century a consolidated Alan kingdom, referred to in sources of the period[citation needed] as Alania, emerged in the northern Caucasus Mountains, roughly in the location of modern Circassia and Ossetia. |
| | Its capital was Maghas, and it controlled the vital trade route through the Darial Pass. |
| | At times it had an outlet to the sea via the ancient port city of Phasis. |
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