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Lesken
Sign in to saveLesken (Russian and ), historically Khutighæu () is a rural locality (selo) in Irafsky District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia. It is the only inhabited locality and the administrative center of Leskenskoe Rural Settlement.
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- Locality
- Лескен
- Region
- Северная Осетия — Алания
- Country
- Россия
- Population
- 0
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- Population
- 1891
- Area
- 51
- Elevation
- 778
- Image
- Lesken village.jpg
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- Lesken
- postal code
- 363507
- inception
- 1864-00-00
- native label
- Лескен
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Lesken (Russian and ), historically Khutighæu () is a rural locality (selo) in Irafsky District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia. It is the only inhabited locality and the administrative center of Leskenskoe Rural Settlement.
== Geography == Lesken is located in the northwestern part of Irafsky District on the left bank of the Lesken River. The village lies approximately 18 km northwest of Chikola, the administrative center of the district, and about 93 km northwest of Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia–Alania.
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