Ossetians
Sign in to saveThe 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. They natively speak Ossetian, an Eastern Iranian language of the Indo-European language family, with most also being fluent in Russian as a second language.
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The Ossetians are an Iranian ethnic group native to Ossetia, a region straddling both sides of the Caucasus Mountains, who speak Ossetian, an Eastern Iranian language, along with Russian. They matter as a distinct cultural and linguistic community whose presence across a strategically important mountain region makes them significant to understanding the Caucasus's diverse populations and geopolitics.
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Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Ossetians
- Ethnic group.native_name
- Ирæттæ, Дигорæнттæ / Irættæ, Digorænttæ
- Ethnic group.native_name_lang
- os
- Ethnic group.image
- Caucasian dancer Alexander Dzusov.jpg
- Ethnic group.image_caption
- Ossetian folk dancer in North Ossetia (Russia), 2010
- Ethnic group.flag
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- Ethnic group.flag_caption
- Flag of Ossetia -->
- Ethnic group.total
- 900,000
- Ethnic group.region1
- Russia
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 558,515
- Ethnic group.region2
- (North Ossetia–Alania)
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 480,310
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25 sectionsContents
- Name and etymology
- Origin
- Modern use
- Subgroups
- Culture
- Mythology
- Music
- Genres
- Instruments
- History
- Pre-history (Early ''Alans'')
- Middle Ages
- Modern history
- Language
- Religion
- Demographics
- Russian Census of 2002
- Genetics
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- Notes
- External links
The 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. They natively speak Ossetian, an Eastern Iranian language of the Indo-European language family, with most also being fluent in Russian as a second language.
Currently, the Ossetian homeland of Ossetia is politically divided between North Ossetia–Alania in Russia, and the de facto country of South Ossetia (recognized by the United Nations as Russian-occupied territory that is de jure part of Georgia). Their closest historical and linguistic relatives, the Jász people, live in the Jászság region within the northwestern part of the Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County in Hungary. A third group descended from the medieval Alans are the Asud of Mongolia. Both the Jász and the Asud have long been assimilated; only the Ossetians have preserved a form of the Alanic language and Alanian identity.