Ossetia
Sign in to savethumb|right|Map showing North Ossetia–Alania|North and [[South Ossetia]] Ossetia ( , ; Iron Ossetian: Ирыстон, , ; Digor Ossetian: Иристон, ; or Ир Ir) is an ethnolinguistic region on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians. The Ossetian language is part of the Eastern Iranian branch of the family of Indo-European languages. Most countries recognize the Ossetian-speaking area south of the main Caucasus ridge as lying within the borders of Georgia, but it has come under the control of the de facto government of the Russian-backed State of Alania. The nor
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Ossetia is an ethnolinguistic region in the Caucasus Mountains inhabited by Ossetians, whose language belongs to the Iranian branch of Indo-European languages. The region is divided by geography and politics, with the southern part internationally recognized as part of Georgia but controlled by a Russian-backed de facto government, while the northern part has a different political status.
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thumb|right|Map showing North Ossetia–Alania|North and [[South Ossetia]] Ossetia ( , ; Iron Ossetian: Ирыстон, , ; Digor Ossetian: Иристон, ; or Ир Ir) is an ethnolinguistic region on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians. The Ossetian language is part of the Eastern Iranian branch of the family of Indo-European languages. Most countries recognize the Ossetian-speaking area south of the main Caucasus ridge as lying within the borders of Georgia, but it has come under the control of the de facto government of the Russian-backed State of Alania. The northern portion of the region consists of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania within the Russian Federation.
==Recent history==