South Ossetia
South Ossetia is a self-declared and de-facto republic with limited recognition which has seceded from Georgia. It is under the control of Russia, that can be considered an occupying power fully responsible for "border control" and military defense.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kekhvi and Kurta.
Kekhvi
Locality
Kekhvi is a village in South Ossetia abandoned after the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. The village is located on the left bank of the Greater Liakhvi River. Kekhvi is situated 6 km southwest of South Ossetia.
Kurta
Locality
Kurta is an abandoned village in the former South Ossetian autonomous oblast of Georgia. Populated largely by ethnic Georgians, it was one of the towns that remained under the control of Georgia between the unilateral secession of South Ossetia after the 1991–1992 South Ossetia War and the 2008 South Ossetia War. Kurta is situated 6 km southwest of South Ossetia.
Tsru
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tsru is a village, which is situated 6 km north of South Ossetia.
South Ossetia
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Republic of South Ossetia” and “State of Alania”
- Location: Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
42.3333° or 42° 20′ northLongitude
44° eastElevation
1,466 metres (4,810 feet)Open location code
8HJ682M2+82GeoNames ID
828984
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In Other Languages
From Croatian to Russian—“South Ossetia” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Južna Osetija”
- French: “Ossétie du Sud-Alanie”
- Georgian: “ალანეთის სახელმწიფო”
- Georgian: “სამხრეთ ოსეთი”
- Georgian: “სამხრეთ ოსეთის რესპუბლიკა”
- German: “Südossetien”
- Ossetian: “Паддзахад Алани”
- Ossetian: “Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон”
- Ossetian: “Хуссар Ирыстон”
- Russian: “Государство Алания”
- Russian: “Республика Южная Осетия”
- Russian: “Южная Осетия”
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