North Ossetia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
federal subject of Russia, republic of Russia
About North Ossetia
The Ossetes are an Iranian ethnic group who speak Ossete, a language related toFarsi. As a small, Orthodox Christian group in the predominantly Sunni MuslimNorth Caucasus, the Ossetes were quick to ally with the Russian Imperial government in its conquest and annexation of the region. This alliance has endured to the present, where Russia tacitly supports its allies the Ossetes in their goal to reunifyNorth OssetiawithSouth Ossetia(internationally recognized as part ofGeorgiabut de facto independent) and in their ethnic conflict with the neighboringIngush. This particular ethnic conflict has made North Ossetia a magnet for terrorist attacks, especially in its southeast, and has led to a tight security situation policed by often corrupt officials that is discouraging for travel. Just to mak
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