Atlas of South Ossetia

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South Ossetia

Хуссар Ирыстон სამხრეთი ოსეთი Южная Осетия Иронау Хуссар Ирыстон - Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон Hussar Iryston - Respublikae Hussar Iryston Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон Кавказы тæккæ астæу, Европæ æмæ Азийы 'хсæн ис. Уый ахсы Стыр Кавказы хуссар фарс æмæ Карталийнаг тыгъдады цæгаттаг хай. Административон æгъдауæй дих кæны цыппар районыл: Цхинвалы район, Дзауы район, Ленингоры район æмæ Знауыры район. Хуссар Ирыстоны промышленон, культурон æмæ административон центр у йæ сæйраг сахар — сахар Цхинвал. ქართული სამხრეთი ოსეთი - სამხრეთ ოსეთის რესპუბლიკა Samkhreti Ossetia - Samkhret Ossetia Respublika საქართველოს დამოუკიდებლობის გამოცხადების შემდეგ საბჭოთა კავშირის მხრივ დაიწყო პროვოკაციებისა და შანტაჟის კამპანია, რომლის კულმინაციაც გახდა გორბაჩევის მუქარა პრეზიდენტ ზ.გამსახურდიასადმი: „საქართველოს საბჭოთა კავშირიდან შეუძლია გავიდეს, მაგრამ სამხრეთ ოსეთისა და აფხაზეთის გარეშე“-ო. Русский Южная Осетия - Республика Южная Осетия Yuzhnaya Osetiya - Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya Республика Ю́жная Осе́тия (осет. Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон; груз. სამხრეთი ოსეთი /самхрэти осэти/) — Независимость Южной Осетии признана Российской Федерацией (26 августа 2008), Никарагуа (3 сентября 2008), а также Абхазией и некоторыми непризнанными государствами. English South Ossetia - Republic of South Ossetia South Ossetia is a self-proclaimed republic within the internationally recognized borders of Georgia, bordering on Russia (North Ossetia-Alania). Although this former Soviet autonomous oblast (region) has declared its independence and is in de facto control of a significant part of the region, South Ossetia's separation from Georgia has been recognized only by Nicaragua, Russia, Venezuela, Nauru, the partially-recognized Abkhazia, and the unrecognized Transnistria, and is regarded as a de jure part of the Georgian region (mkhare) of Shida Kartli. Georgia does not recognise South Ossetia as a distinct entity, instead referring to it by either the medieval name of Samachablo or, more recently, Tskhinvali region (after the republic's capital). Short name  South Ossetia Official  name Republic of South Ossetia Status Unilateral independent country, unrecognized by most UN states Location Caucasus Capital Цхинвал (Tskhinvali) ცხინვალი Цхинвали Population 70,000 inhabitants Area 3,900 km² Major  languages Ossetian, Georgian and Russian Major  religions Russian Orthodox and Georgian Apostolic More information South Ossetia, Geography of South Ossetia, History of South Ossetia and Politics of South Ossetia More  images South Ossetia - South Ossetia (Category).

General maps

Location of South Ossetia in Europe

Location of South Ossetia in Europe

Location of South Ossetia in Europe

Map of South Ossetia within Caucasus

Map of South Ossetia within Caucasus

Map of South Ossetia within Caucasus

Map of South Ossetia within Caucasus

Map of South Ossetia within Caucasus

Map of South Ossetia and North Ossetia

Map of South Ossetia and North Ossetia

Map of South Ossetia

Map of South Ossetia

Map of South Ossetia

Map of South Ossetia

Flag map of South Ossetia

Flag map of South Ossetia

Flag map of South Ossetia

Rayons of South Ossetia

Rayons (yellow, numbered) and the capital city (red) of the Republic of South Ossetia. The borders according to the Soviet ones. Rayons: 1. Dzau rayon. 2. Znaur rayon. 3. Tskhinval rayon. 4. Leningor rayon. The most part of the Leningor rayon is controlled by the central Georgian authorities, most of the other territories are controlled by separatist government in Tskhinval.

Topographic map of South Ossetia

Blank map of South Ossetia

Blank map of South Ossetia

Blank map of South Ossetia

Blank map of South Ossetia

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day South Ossetia, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day South Ossetia.

Indo-Iranian origins

Achaemenid Persian Empire in 500 BC

Sarmatians in Caucasus, 5th-4th century BC

Sarmatians in 323 BC

Sarmatian tribes in 200 BC

Scythia and Sarmatia in 100 BC

Map showing distribution of speakers of Scytho-Sarmatian languages, c. 100 BCE.

Ancient Scythia and Sarmatia (map from 1598)

Alans in 200 BC - 100 AD

Alans in 100 BC

Alans in the first century BC

Alan state of Yancai (Alanliao) in the first century BC

Alans in ancient Sarmatia (map from 1770)

Alans in ancient Sarmatia (map in Serbian language from 1794)

Alans in 1 AD

Alans in 200 AD

Alans in 400 AD

Alan migrations, 4th - 5th century

Alans in 500 AD

Alans in 565 AD

Alans in 565 AD

Sassanid Persian Empire, 226-651 AD

Sassanid Persian Empire at its greatest extent. ca. 610 CE.

Sassanid Persian Empire

Sassanid Persian Empire

Sassanid Persian Empire

Alans in 650 AD

Alans in 700 AD

Alans within Khazaria in 750 AD

Alans within Khazaria in 850 AD

Alania in 900 AD

Alania in 1000 AD

Alania in 1060 AD

Borders of modern North Ossetia (Alania) and South Ossetia compared with borders of medieval Alania (10th-12th century) - according to Ossetian historian Ruslan Suleymanovich Bzarov.

Alania in 1090 AD

South Ossetia within Persia in the 16th-18th century

South Ossetia within Persia (1723-1735)

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South Ossetia within Persia (1735-1747)

South Ossetia within Persia (1736-1802)

Russian border in Caucasus, 1801-1878

South Ossetia within Persia before the Treaty of Gulistan in 1813

Russian provinces in Caucasus in 1905-1917

Gubernia of Tiflis in the 19th-20th century

Ethnic Ossetians in the Gubernia of Tiflis in 1902

South Ossetia and Trialetian Ossetia in 1922

South Ossetia in 1922

South Ossetia in 1928

South Ossetia within Soviet Union (1952-1991)

South Ossetia in 1956

South Ossetia in 1957-1991

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Conflicts in Georgia. This map shows a (subjective) pro-Georgian view of the conflicts.

South Ossetia in 1993

South Ossetia in 1993

South Ossetia in 2004

South Ossetia in 2007

South Ossetia in 2007

South Ossetia in 2007

South Ossetia in 2007

South Ossetia before 2008 war

South Ossetia before 2008 war

South Ossetia before 2008 war

Detailed map of South Ossetia before 2008 war

Situation before Tskhinvali battle

2008 South Ossetia war

2008 South Ossetia war

2008 South Ossetia war

South Ossetian war in August 7-8, 2008

South Ossetian war in August 8, 2008

Entry of Russian troops into South Ossetia during 2008 South Ossetia war

South Ossetian war in August 8, 2008

South Ossetian war in August 8, 2008

Map of the main conflict zone in S. Ossetia, 8 August 2008

South Ossetian war in August 9, 2008

South Ossetian war in August 10, 2008

South Ossetian war in August 11, 2008

South Ossetian war in August 12-16, 2008

Ethnic, linguistic and religion maps

Ethnic map of South Ossetia within Caucasus

Ethnic Ossetians within Caucasus

Ethnic Ossetians within Caucasus

Iranian languages

Iranian languages

Iranian languages

Iranian languages

Status of Iranian languages

Religions in Caucasus

Districts

Tskhinval Disctrict

Tskhinval Disctrict

Tskhinval Disctrict

Leningor Disctrict

Leningor Disctrict

Leningor Disctrict

Leningor Disctrict

Dzau Disctrict

Dzau Disctrict

Dzau Disctrict

Znaur Disctrict

Znaur Disctrict

Znaur Disctrict

Politics

Map of United Ossetia

Map of United Ossetia

Other maps

Geological map of South Ossetia

Mountain ranges and hydrography of South Ossetia

Georgian context of South Ossetia

South Ossetia in Georgia

Notes and references

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