Russian 4th Military Base
The 4th Guards Military Base is a sizable overseas military base of the Russian Armed Forces stationed in the disputed territory of South Ossetia. Russia considers South Ossetia to be an independent state and justifies its military deployment in the area by an intergovernmental agreement, while Georgia considers the entity as its territory occupied by Russia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Military installation
- Description: military unit
- Also known as: “4th Guards Military Base”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Mary’s Church.
St. Mary’s Church
Church
The St. Mary's Church, also called Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, is a church of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the center of Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, a de facto independent region claimed by Georgia. St. Mary’s Church is situated 2 km southeast of Russian 4th Military Base.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tskhinvali and Kusireti.
Tskhinvali
Photo: Alaexis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tskhinvali is the capital city of the republic of South Ossetia, self-declared and de-facto country with limited recognition which has seceded from Georgia, which sits in the Kartli region of Georgia. As of 2019, it was home to 32,000 people.
Kusireti
Village
Kusireti is a settlement in the Khetagurovo Community, Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia, Georgia.
Tamarasheni
Locality
Tamarasheni is a former village in Georgia, within the territory controlled by separatist South Ossetia, some 0.5 km north of Tskhinvali. Per Georgian administrative division the village is in Shida Kartli region.
Russian 4th Military Base
- Categories: military unit and military base
- Location: Tskhinvali District, Shida Kartli, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
42.23498° or 42° 14′ 6″ northLongitude
43.9558° or 43° 57′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8HJ56XM4+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 104494431OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=baseWikidata ID
Q647758
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Russian 4th Military Base” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “4-я гвардзейская ваенная база”
- Chinese: “第4军事基地”
- Czech: “4. gardová vojenská základna”
- French: “4e base militaire de la Garde”
- Georgian: “რუსეთის სამხედრო ბაზა”
- German: “Russische Militärbasis”
- Japanese: “第4親衛軍事基地 (ロシア陸軍)”
- Japanese: “第4親衛軍事基地”
- Lithuanian: “4-oji Rusijos karinė bazė”
- Russian: “4-я гвардейская военная база”
- Russian: “4-я российская военная база”
- Russian: “Российская 4-я военная база”
- Ukrainian: “4-та військова база (РФ)”
- Ukrainian: “4-та військова база”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Вертолет and Army city.
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