Ossetia

Ossetia (/ɒˈsɛtjə, ɒˈsiːʃə/;[1] Ossetian: Ир, Ирыстон, romanized: Ir, Iryston; Russian: Осетия, romanized: Osetiya; Georgian: ოსეთი) is a region in the Greater Caucasus Mountains. Most people living there are ethnic Ossetians. The Ossetian language is part of the Eastern Iranian branch of the family of Indo-European languages.[2] Most countries recognize the southern area as part of Georgia. But, Russia has created a Republic of South Ossetia there. Most countries do not recognize the Republic of South Ossetia as an independent country.[3][4][5][6] The northern part of the region is the republic of North Ossetia–Alania in the Russian Federation.

References

  1. ↑ "Ossetia". Collins English Dictionary.
  2. ↑ Foltz, Richard (2022). The Ossetes: Modern-Day Scythians of the Caucasus. London: Bloomsbury. p. 1. ISBN 9780755618453.
  3. ↑ International Crisis Group (2010). "APPENDIX B: MAP OF SOUTH OSSETIA". South Ossetia: 25 – via JSTOR.
  4. ↑ Stepanova, Ekaterina (2008). "South Ossetia and Abkhazia: Placing the Conflict in Context". SIPRI Journal. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute – via JSTOR.
  5. ↑ Aschot Manutscharjan (2008). Abkhazia and South Ossetia – Russia's Intervention in Georgia (August 2008) (Report). Konrad Adenauer Stiftung – via JSTOR.
  6. ↑ Markedonov, Sergey (2015), Bebler, Anton (ed.), "The South Ossetia conflict", “Frozen conflicts" in Europe (1 ed.), Verlag Barbara Budrich, pp. 111–118, ISBN 978-3-8474-0133-9, JSTOR j.ctvdf0bmg.11, retrieved 2022-03-16
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