Ossetians
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The Ossetians also known as Ossetes, Ossets and Alans, are an Iranic ethnic group who are indigenous to Ossetia, a region situated across the northern and southern sides of the Caucasus Mountains. The
Ossetian folk dancer in North Ossetia (Russia), 2010
Charnel vaults at a necropolis near the village of Dargavs, North Ossetia
Figurine of "Zadaleski Nana" ("the mother of Zadalesk"), also known as "mother of the Ossetes", who is said to have hid orphaned children in a cave during Timur's invasion in the late 14th century.
Possible depiction of an 11th-century Alan king, perhaps Durgulel, in the Senty church
South Ossetia
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South Ossetia, formally known as the State of Alania since 2017, or originally the Republic of South Ossetia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated populat
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…second language. Currently, the Ossetian homeland of Ossetia is politically divided between North Ossetia–Alania in Russia, and the de facto country of South Ossetia (recognized by the United Nations as Russian-occupied territory that is de jure part of Georgia). Their closest historical and linguistic relatives…
South Ossetia before the war
Tskhinvali in August 2008
The Dzuarikau–Tskhinvali pipeline, delivering natural gas from Russia to South Ossetia, went online in 2009.
A 20 Zarin coin commemorating Russia's recognition of South Ossetian independence