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North Ossetia (Russia) The flag of North Ossetia-Alania is: a horizontal tricolour of white-red-yellow (not purple). According to the Law of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania relative to the coat of arms of the Rep. of NO-A of the 24 November 1994, No.521, the coat of arms is a disk gules with a snow leopard passant or with sable spots on a ground or with as background seven mountains argent. The flag is of ratio 2:3, the yellow stripe being 1/20 of the flag height and the mauve stripe being 1/5 of the flag height. www.fotw.net /flags/ru-se.html   (936 words)

Flag of North Ossetia-Alania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Under the Soviet Union, North Ossetia had a predominately red flag with a blue trim on the left edge, the hammer and sickle and the words "North Ossetian ASSR" in both Russian and Ossetian. The flag of North Ossetia consists of a tricolor of white, red and yellow. The flag is also said to represent the social structure of ancient Ossetian society, which was divided into three social groups forming an organic whole: the military aristocracy, the clergy, and ordinary people. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_North_Ossetia-Alania   (178 words)

Reference.com/Encyclopedia/History of North Ossetia-Alania In 1991 North Ossetian SSR was renamed the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. North Ossetia was among the first areas of the northern Caucasus to come under Russian domination, starting in 1774, and the capital, Vladikavkaz, was the first Russian military outpost in the region. North Ossetian SSR finally became the first autonomous republic of the RSFSR to declare national sovereignty, on June 20, 1990 (although it still remains firmly part of the Russian Federation). www.reference.com /browse/wiki/History_of_North_Ossetia-Alania   (803 words)

Caucasus Foundation The political leadership in North Ossetia is - as in most of the North Caucasus - conservative out of a fear that changes might imply new conflicts. As outlined in the presentation of Ingushia's claims to North Ossetia, the question of Ingush territory within the borders of North Ossetia has not been solved either. Refugees from South Ossetia were settled in the unstable Prigorodry district with predominantly Ingush settlements, which was one of the causes of the violent clashes. www.kafkas.org.tr /english/bgkafkas/bukaf_kosetya.html   (531 words)

Ossetia on Encyclopedia.com North Ossetia-Alania was a signatory to the Mar. 31, 1992, treaty that created the Russian Federation (see Russia). In 1992, Ingush inhabitants of the Prigorodny region of North Ossetia-Alania, which militants desired to incorporate into newly established Ingushetia, were expelled to the neighboring republic. On the northern slope is North Ossetia-Alania (1990 est. www.encyclopedia.com /html/O/Ossetia.asp   (791 words)

Mozdok - Freepedia Mozdok (Russian: Моздо́к, Ossetian Мæздæг) is a town in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania in southern Russia. It is located on the left shore of the Terek River, 92 km north of Vladikavkaz, the republic's capital. Mozdok is an administrative center of Mozdoksky District. en.freepedia.org /Mozdok.html   (109 words)

Kommersant: Republic of North Ossetia On July 6, 1937, the VII Congress of Soviets of the North Ossetian ASSR adopted the Constitution of the Republic. North Ossetia is notable for nonferrous metallurgy, instrument-making, production of building materials (especially glass), and the light, food, and forest industries. Ossetia became part of the Terskaya Region of Russia in the mid-19th century. www.kommersant.com /page.asp?idr=448&id=-105   (1990 words)

North-Ossetian Export and Foreign Trade Promotion Page North Ossetia is making strides recovering from the severe economic crisis that hit all the former Soviet republics following the country's break-up in 1991. The capital of North Ossetia Vladikavkaz has become a winner of the All-Russian contest held by the International Bank for the Development of Regions, and has gotten the right to receiving a privileged loan from this credit institution. This is accounted for by North Ossetia's being a major center of the Russian military-industrial complex. ir-on.euro.ru /eco.html   (2027 words)

North Ossetia-Alania --  Encyclopædia Britannica The crest line of the Greater Caucasus range forms its southern boundary with Georgia; the Russian republic of Chechnya lies to the east, and that of Alania (formerly North Ossetia) to the west and north. It is bordered on the south by Georgia and on the north by the Sunzha and Terek ranges. North, Douglass C. American economist, recipient, with Robert W. Fogel, of the 1993 Nobel Prize for Economics. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9056212   (833 words)

Ossetia & Ossetians North Ossetia-Alania is one of the sovereign republics of Russian Federation. North Ossetia-Alania is one of the smallest, most densely populated and multi-cultural republics in Russian Federation. After ascending to the top, a message from the President of the Republic North Ossetia-Alania was delivered to the world's nations and governments. www.canada-osetia.net /iryston/page5.html   (1232 words)

Home / Perspectives / Crisis in the Caucasus - Media Monitors Network (MMN) When Dzhokar Dudayev decided to secede from the Russian Federation and create a republic for the ethnic Chechens, Ingushetia was left in legal limbo as to what it’s claims were on the Prigorodny region in North Ossetia-Alania. In the Georgian part (called South Ossetia) is largely Orthodox Christians because of the Georgian influence, this region some say is drifting towards autonomy, or union with the North Ossetes that essentially means union with the Russian Federation. The North is filled with silver, iron, lead, zinc and boron deposits whilst the south consists mainly of arable farming land, hence it is in Georgian interest to acquire this land whereas it is in Russia’s interest to hold on to this part [1]. usa.mediamonitors.net /content/view/full/9798   (1268 words)

Russia: Regional President Likely To See His Title Downgraded, Others Could Follow - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY North Ossetia's parliament is the first in Russia to approve legislation that would ban a regional leader from holding the title of president, but observers predict that other regions could soon follow suit. They view the move in North Ossetia as part of a Kremlin-led campaign to increase Putin's standing and to rein in ambitious regional leaders. Echoing earlier comments made by the speaker of North Ossetia's parliament, Khabalova spoke in favor of a vertical power structure and said that regional leaders in Russia enjoy too much prestige. www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2005/5/5270005D-90D3-46A7-801C-3F26B5D253DA.html   (821 words)

The Republic of North Ossetia-Alania The Republic of North Ossetia-Alania is situated on the northern slope of the Great Caucasus. It is situated on the north slopes of the side Caucasian crest. Further from the north there stand the mountains of the Rocky crests in numerous caves, conical depressions, vugs and gapings. www.rostour.net /russia/sev_osetiya_alaniya   (936 words)

Beslan < Pravoberezhny < Districts < North Ossetia-alania < : news It was renamed Iriston (Ossetia) in 1941 and in 1950, when the rapidly industrialising town was unified into a single municipality, it was renamed as Beslan. The town is located about 10 miles (15 km) north of Vladikavkaz, at 43°12' N, 44°34' E. Beslan is an important railway junction, situated on the main line between Rostov-on-Don and Baku, and is the starting point of a branch line to Vladikavkaz. The town was founded in 1847 by migrants from elsewhere in Ossetia and was named Beslanykau ("the settlement of Beslan") after a local lord, Beslan Tulatov. schema-root.org /region/europe/central_&_eastern_europe/russia/administrative_division/republic/north_ossetia-alania   (1636 words)

Prigorodny District, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Prigorodny District used to be a part of Ingushetia (which was a part of Chechen-Ingush ASSR at that time), but it was transferred to North Ossetia in Unlike the rest of the republic where Ossetians account for the majority of the population, the district is inhabited mainly by the Ingush people. The district is considered a troublesome zone of the republic due to the high tensions between the Ingush and Ossetians. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prigorodny_District,_North_Ossetia-Alania_Republic   (1636 words)

Caucasus Foundation North Ossetia covers 8,000 square km and has 632,428 inhabitants, 61 percent Ossets, 30 percent Russians and 10-15 percent Ingush. Refugees are also a major issue in North Ossetia, including both Ingush leaving North Ossetia for Ingushia and Ossets leaving South Ossetia and Georgia for North Ossetia. The political leadership in North Ossetia is - as in most of the North Caucasus - conservative out of a fear that changes might imply new conflicts. www.kafkas.org.tr /english/bgkafkas/bukaf_kosetya.html   (1636 words)

The Ultimate Alagir Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference Alagir (Russian: Алаги́р) is an industrial town in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, an autonomous republic within Russia. It is situated on the west of the Ardon River, located 33 miles (54 km) west of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz. www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Alagir   (145 words)

Capital Link Russia Gazprom: GAZPROM and the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Signed Cooperation Agreement The government of North Ossetia will facilitate timely and full payments in cash for current gas supplies to budgetary consumers and certain population categories entitled to social assistance. The agreement stipulates that the parties' joint involvement in investment programs in North Ossetia will be carried out on the basis of investment efficiency assessments performed by Gazprom. The parties also discussed the issue of creating a united gas distribution organization in North Ossetia. www.capitallinkrussia.com /press/companies/50010088/36699.html   (378 words)

MOI / Press Service / Interviews / Shchit I Mech Interviews the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania / Minister of the interior of the Russian province of North Ossetia-Alania, Militia Major General Sergey Arenin was born August 29, 1959, to a family of an army soldier posted to Saransk, a city in the now Volga Federal District. In 2005 he was appointed as minister of the interior of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, the North Caucasus. In North Ossetia, people’s profits are greater, hence their level of life is higher. eng.mvdrf.ru /index.php?docid=375   (1648 words)

Pravda.RU:Days of North Ossetia-Alania Open in the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris The opening ceremony on Monday was attended by President of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alanya Alexander Dzasokhov and Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Koichiro Matsuura. The days of North Ossetia in UNESCO, according to him, will make it possible to get acquainted with the rich history of this Russian republic, its cultural diversity and unique nature. The UNESCO Director General also visited a large photo exhibition depicting the history, the ethnic groups living in North Ossetia and its cultural development. newsfromrussia.com /world/2003/04/01/45350_.html   (173 words)

North Ossetia fears another Beslan - PRAVDA.Ru Schools and kindergartens were closed on Friday because of the terror alert in the southern Russian region North Ossetia (Alania). A little later a high rank official announced that the information about the concentration of the armed men near the border between North Ossetia and Ingushetia hadn't been confirmed, but the careful examination of this information was well under way. Meanwhile, the main opposition party in the region, the United Ossetia, plans to organize a rally "against the corruption" in the center of Ossetian capital, Vladikavkaz. english.pravda.ru /main/18/87/344/15508_ossetia.html   (474 words)

Image:North ossetia flag.gif - TheBestLinks.com - North Ossetia-Alania, PD, ... Image:North ossetia flag.gif, North Ossetia-Alania, PD, North Ossetia Image:North ossetia flag.gif - TheBestLinks.com - North Ossetia-Alania, PD,... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. www.thebestlinks.com /Image__3A__North_ossetia_flag.gif.html   (126 words)

UNHCR - Integration projects open doors for refugees in North Ossetia Former refugee Khatuna Margieva outside her house in Tsalyk, one of three settlements in North Ossetia-Alania where UNHCR has built brick houses for refugees. According to government figures, up to 110,000 ethnic-Ossetian Georgians arrived in North Ossetia-Alania when the Georgian conflict peaked in 1991-1992. The Children's Fund, a local non-governmental organisation, was the only humanitarian agency present in North Ossetia when the refugees started arriving in 1991. www.unhcr.ch /cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home/opendoc.htm?tbl=NEWS&id=4208a2ff4&page=news   (1416 words)

Severo-Osetinsky Zapovednik Severo-Osetinsky Zapovednik, in Russia’s Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, protects forest and alpine ecosystems in the mountains of the Central Caucasus. Severo-Osetinsky Zapovednik is situated in the eastern part of the central Greater Caucasus Range in the Alagir District of North Ossetia-Alania. The second largest karst cave in North Ossetia is located in the zapovednik. www.wild-russia.org /bioregion5/5-Severo-Osetinsky/5_savero.htm   (2363 words)

The Republic of North Ossetia Alania Days at UNESCO: meeting between the Director-General and President Dzassokhov: UNESCO Koïchiro Matsuura was also pleased to appoint the world re-renowned conductor, Mr Valery Guerguiev, who hails from North Ossetia Alania, and is currently Director of the Mriinsky Theatre of Saint Petersbourg, as UNESCO Artist for Peace through Dialogue Between Cultures and Civilizations. They were gratified to note that the UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Development, Environmental Sciences and Social Problems, established at the State University of North Ossetia in 1997, had become one of the flagship intellectual centres in the region for the promotion of UNESCO’s ideals. The Director-General and President Dzassokhov discussed in particular the strengthening of cooperation in the fields of education, science, mountain region ecology, culture, the safeguarding of natural and cultural heritage and intercultural dialogue. portal.unesco.org /en/ev.php-URL_ID=10893&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_SECTION=201.html   (304 words)

House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 6 Oct 2003 (pt 7) Local Ossetians are migrating to North Ossetia due to economic hardship and lawlessness. This quadripartite body (with Georgia, South Ossetia, North Ossetia and Russia) is conducted by the OSCE. Since the cease-fire agreement concluded in 1992 to bring the fighting to an end, the legal situation over the status of South Ossetia remains grid locked between the Georgian Government and South Ossetia authorities and is unlikely to be resolved in the foreseeable future. www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo031006/text/31006w07.htm   (1198 words)

North Ossetia-Alania 300,000), capital of North Ossetia-Alania, SE European Russia, on the... Related content from HighBeam Research on: North Ossetia-Alania Ossetia - Ossetia or Alania, region of the central Caucasus, divided between the Republic of Georgia and the... www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0916858.html   (109 words)

The Republic of North Ossetia - Alania After ascending to the top, a message from the President of the Republic North Ossetia-Alania was delivered to the world's nations and governments. North Ossetia is a unique country for mountain sheep and goat breeding.         The Republic North Ossetia with its multi-ethnic, hospitable and industrious people, advanced industry and agriculture, vast scientific and cultural potential is rightfully recognized as one of the most developed republics of Russian Federation. www.friends-partners.org /oldfriends/ossetia   (109 words)

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