Ossetians - Wikipedia
WEBThe Ossetians (/ ɒˈsiːʃənz / oss-EE-shənz or / ɒˈsɛtiənz / oss-ET-ee-ənz; [26] Ossetic: ир, ирæттæ / дигорӕ, дигорӕнттӕ, romanized: ir, irættæ / digoræ, digorænttæ), [27] also known as Ossetes (/ ˈɒsiːts / OSS-eets), [28] Ossets (/ ˈɒsɪts / OSS-its), [29] and Alans (/ ˈælənz / AL-ənz), are an Iranian [30][31][32][33] ethnic group who are indigen...
Ossetia - Wikipedia
WEBOssetia (/ ɒ ˈ s ɛ t i ə / ⓘ o-SET-ee-ə, less common: / ɒ ˈ s iː ʃ ə / ⓘ o-SEE-shə; Ossetian: Ирыстон or Ир, romanized: Iryston or Ir, pronounced) is an ethnolinguistic region located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians.
Ossete | people | Britannica
WEB…populated largely (about two-thirds) by Ossetes, a Caucasian people speaking an eastern Iranian language. (Many Ossetes also live in the neighbouring republic of North Ossetia–Alania in Russia, which occupies the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus.)
Ossetian language - Wikipedia
WEBOssetian is the spoken and literary language of the Ossetians, an Iranian ethnic group living in the central part of the Caucasus and constituting the basic population of North Ossetia–Alania, which is part of the Russian Federation, and of the de facto country of South Ossetia (recognized by the United Nations as de jure part of the Republic ...
South Ossetia profile - BBC News
WEBAug 28, 2023 · Population: 56,520. Languages: Ossetian, Russian plus Georgian. Life expectancy: 73 years. LEADER. President: Alan Gagloev. South Ossetia state news agency. Gagloev became president of South...
Ossetian People | History, Language & Characteristics - Study.com
WEBApr 25, 2023 · Who are the Ossetian People? The Ossetian people, also known as Ossetes, are an ethnic group who live in the Caucasus Mountains between Russia and Georgia. They are divided among two...
Ossetians - Wikiwand
WEBThe Ossetians, also known as Ossetes, Ossets, and Alans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are indigenous to Ossetia, a region situated across the northern and southern sides of the Caucasus Mountains.
Ossetians - Encyclopedia.com
WEBThe Ossetians, who live in the Caucasus Mountains between the Russian and Georgian Republics, are the descendents of an ancient people, the Alans, who occupied this territory as early as the 5th century ad.
The Ossetians: From nomads and warriors to the artists of the …
WEBOct 28, 2016 · A people that miraculously survived in the mountains after the Tatar-Mongolian invasions of the Middle Ages, today the Ossetians are renowned for being the creative intelligentsia of the Caucasus...
Ossetian - Endangered Language Alliance
WEBThe Ossetian language, sometimes also called Ossetic, is spoken by over half a million ethnic Ossetes, who live in two neighboring political entities in the central region of the Caucasus mountains.
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