Beslan
Sign in to saveBeslan (; , Beslæn, ) is a town and the administrative center of Pravoberezhny District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, located about north of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz, close to the border with the Republic of Ingushetia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 36,728, making it the third largest town in the republic behind Vladikavkaz and Mozdok.
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Beslan is a town in Russia's North Ossetia–Alania region that serves as the administrative center for its district and is the third-largest city in the republic. It is located in the North Caucasus area near the border with Ingushetia, about 30 kilometers north of the regional capital Vladikavkaz.
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- Беслӕн
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- Ossetic
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- Железнодорожный вокзал станции Беслан.jpg
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- Railway station in Beslan
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- Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
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- Pravoberezhny District
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- Town Under District Jurisdiction
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- History
- Beslan school hostage crisis
- Administrative and municipal status
- Economy
- Transportation
- Geography
- Ethnic groups
- Education
- Notable people
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Beslan (; , Beslæn, ) is a town and the administrative center of Pravoberezhny District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, located about north of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz, close to the border with the Republic of Ingushetia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 36,728, making it the third largest town in the republic behind Vladikavkaz and Mozdok.
It was previously known as Tulatovo/Tulatovskoye (until 1941) and Iriston (until 1950).