Ossetia

Map showing North and South Ossetia when they were part of the Soviet Union

Ossetia (/ɒˈsɛtjə, ɒˈsiːʃə/; 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. 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. 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". APPENDIX B: MAP OF SOUTH OSSETIA. International Crisis. p. 25. JSTOR resrep37032.11 – via JSTOR. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ Stepanova, Ekaterina (2008). "Placing the Conflict in Context". South Ossetia and Abkhazia: Placing the Conflict in Context. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. JSTOR resrep19160 – via JSTOR. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ Aschot Manutscharjan (2008). Abkhazia and South Ossetia – Russia's Intervention in Georgia (August 2008) (Report). Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. JSTOR resrep10010 – 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, doi:10.2307/j.ctvdf0bmg.11, ISBN 978-3-8474-0133-9, JSTOR j.ctvdf0bmg.11, retrieved 2022-03-16{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)