Alagir
Sign in to saveAlagir (; ) is an industrial town and the administrative center of Alagirsky District in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia, located on the west bank of the Ardon River, west of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 20,949.
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Alagir is an industrial town and administrative center of Alagirsky District in Russia's Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, situated on the Ardon River west of the regional capital. It matters as a local administrative and industrial hub, with a population of about 21,000 people as of 2010.
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Alagir (; ) is an industrial town and the administrative center of Alagirsky District in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia, located on the west bank of the Ardon River, west of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 20,949.
==Etymology== The name is derived from Ossetian Uællag 'Upper' and Ir 'Ossetia'.